BBC News Published image copyrightChrissie/Weather Watchers image captionParts of the Yorkshire Dales have seen heavy snow showers, including the village of Askrigg in Wensleydale Motorists in North Yorkshire have been told not to travel unless the journey is essential amid dangerous road conditions caused by snow showers. Eighty-nine schools in West and North Yorkshire have been closed for the day due to the weather. The A169 from Pickering to Whitby was closed due to stranded vehicles, the county's roads policing group said. A number of people and vehicles also had to be rescued after becoming stuck in the snow near Dalby Forest.