Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said the storm will bring “wet, windy and wintry weather” to parts of the UK. Met Office chief forecaster Neil Armstrong described Storm Goretti as a “multi-hazard event” with heavy rain, strong winds and snow. There is a further yellow warning for wind for much of south-west England from 3pm on Thursday to 6am on Friday. There is also a yellow warning for snow and ice in Scotland from 10pm on Wednesday until midday on Thursday and a yellow warning for ice in Northern Ireland from midnight until 10am on Thursday. A yellow snow warning has been issued for a large part of England and much of Wales, and will be in place from 5pm on Thursday until midday on Friday.

Source: The Herald January 08, 2026 08:53 UTC