GRITTERS will be out in force tonight as freezing temperatures hit the county tonight.

The Met Office has predicted that temperatures will hit freezing about 3am onwards.

A Cumbria County Council spokesmans said:"There will be freezing road surface temperatures overnight in Cumbria so we’re treating multiple priority routes countywide."

The gritting team aims to have all roads gritted by 8am.

Gritting routes are as follows: 

Penrith (part), Greystoke, Dockray, Ullswater, Kirkstone Pass, Stainton and Yanwath 

Penrith (part), Lazonby, Langwathby, Melmerby, Culgaith, Dufton, Long Marton, Bolton and Cliburn

Penrith Town

Barrow

Appleby Town and Colby

Faugh, Brampton and Gilsland

Appleby (part), Kirkby Stephen, Brough, Tebay, Orton, Hoff and Soulby

Underbarrow, Crossthwaite, Crook and Burneside

Alston Moor including Hartside

Alston (north), A689, A686 and B6294

Wetheral (part), Scotby, Cotehill

Irthington, Hethersgill and Penton

Wigton, Caldbeck, Boltongate, Kirkbride and Anthorn

Seascale and Millom

Sedbergh (part) and Dent

Sedbergh (part), Kirkby Stephen and Garsdale

Grasmere, Langdale, Sawrey, Grizedale, Blawith and Grizebeck

Carlisle (part), Dalston, Scaleby, Moorhouse and Bowness on Solway

Carlisle (part), Rockcliffe, Gretna, Goose Green, Ivegill, Hutton in the Forest and High Hesket

Grange over Sands, Cartmel, Allithwaite, Askam in Furness, Bardsea and Barrow

Whitehaven (part), St Bees, Cleator Moor to Cockermouth

Kirkby Lonsdale, Burton in Kendal, Endmoor and Plumgarths

Dalton in Furness

Coniston and Dunnerdale

Ulverston

Connect Roads including CNDR incl parts of A594, A595, A596, A6071, A689 and A7

Cockermouth (part), Great Broughton, Allonby, Silloth, Abbeytown and Aspatria (part)

Workington and Whitehaven (part) - Salt/Patrol

Kendal (part), A6 to Shap, Orton, Tebay, Grayrigg, Sedbergh (part) to Kirkby Lonsdale

Kendal (part), Milnthorpe, Arnside

Kendal (part) and Windermere

Keswick, Borrowdale, Lorton, Threlkeld and Dunmail Raise 

Ambleside, Windermere (part), Hawkshead, Newby Bridge and Staveley

Shap, Morland, Bampton, Askham, Crosby Ravensworth, Great Strickland and Kings Meaburn