Rhondda Cynon Taf gritting and winter links
Official links for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council in snow, ice and storms: where the council says which schools have closed, where it shows its gritters, and the Met Office warning area it is in. This page does not say whether any school is open or closed; the school and the council do.
Is my school in Rhondda Cynon Taf closed?
This site could not find a council page listing school closures for Rhondda Cynon Taf, so the school itself (its text message, app, email or website) is the place to check.
Links checked on 18 October 2026.
Gritter tracker and gritting routes
The official page for Rhondda Cynon Taf is a gritting routes page (rctcbc.gov.uk). It shows which roads are treated; there is no live gritter map.
Motorways and trunk roads are not gritted by the council: Traffic Wales (Motorways and trunk roads in Wales).
Met Office warnings for Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf is in the Met Office's Wales warning area. Every snow, ice, wind and rain warning in force there now is on weather warnings for Wales. A warning is not a closure order: with red many schools close, with amber or yellow most stay open.
Who decides whether schools close
The head teacher decides, usually with the governing body and after talking to the council, which publishes the schools that have closed. Pupils' safety getting to school and staff being able to get in are what the decision turns on.
Official guidance: Opening schools as well as childcare and play settings in extreme bad weather and extreme hot weather (Welsh Government).
Questions
Will schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf close with a red or amber weather warning?
Not automatically: a Met Office warning is not a closure order. With a red warning many schools close; with amber or yellow most stay open and some close one by one if staff cannot get in or the site is unsafe. Rhondda Cynon Taf is in the Met Office's Wales warning area. Check your school and the council's page on the day.
Who decides whether a school in Rhondda Cynon Taf closes?
The head teacher decides, usually with the governing body and after talking to the council, which publishes the schools that have closed. Pupils' safety getting to school and staff being able to get in are what the decision turns on.
Where do I find out if my school in Rhondda Cynon Taf is closed?
From the school first: its text message, app, email or website. The council does not publish a closures page that this site could find, so the school is the place to look.
Are the roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf gritted tonight?
The council publishes its gritting routes, linked on this page; it does not run a live gritter map. Councils grit their priority routes when ice or snow is forecast, so quieter roads and most pavements are not treated.
Other councils in the same warning area
Blaenau Gwent · Bridgend · Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire · Gwynedd · Isle of Anglesey · Merthyr Tydfil · Monmouthshire · Neath Port Talbot · Pembrokeshire · Torfaen · Vale of Glamorgan · Wrexham
All UK councils' school closures pages · Gritter tracker UK · UK weather warnings
Links go to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and government websites and were checked on 18 October 2026. If a link has moved, search the council's website for "school closures" or "gritting". Your council not right? Find your local council on GOV.UK.