Snow and ice warnings for most of UK
As tens of thousands of people remain without electricity, the UK is bracing for widespread ice and freezing temperatures on Saturday. In the last two days, Storm Goretti has dropped a lot of snow, ice, and strong winds to the United Kingdom, with more severe weather expected. In Cornwallon on Thursday evening, police said a man was discovered dead after a tree fell onto a caravan. At the time, the county had been subjected to a rare red weather alart warning for wind. Thousands of people are still without electricity in the South West, and thousands more around the Midlands and Wales. The National Grid said it was tirelessly
to fix the issue and had restored electricity to nearly 170,000 people.
About 2,000 premises in the West Midlands, more than 1,000 in the East Midlands and 130 in Wales were among those affected, according to the company. In a post on Facebook, St Austell and Newquay MP Noah Law said that homes across mid Cornwall were likely to suffer electricity issues
until Sunday. Until Saturday afternoon, yellow weather warnings for snow and ice covering most of the region have been in place, although a more severe amber warning of snow has been issued in areas of Scotland for Sunday.
Cornwall Council declared that the storm was one of the county's most severe storms
in living memory, with crews working around the clock to remove fallen trees and carry out emergency repairs. Tia White, 17, said the storm had blown the roof and chimney off her family's house on Thursday night.
she told BBC Newsbeat of her house in St Buryan, near Lands End. On Thursday night, St Michael's Mount, an island near Penzance, lost about 80% of its trees.We looked in the conservatory and the chimney had fallen off the roof of the conservatories and smashed through,
What is the forecast for the rest of the weekend?
Temperatures hit -8. 1C in Loch Glascarnoch, Scotland, overnight into Saturday, while Northern Ireland's chillest night of the season so far, at -7. C in Katesbridge. However, it could be the last truly cold night for a while, as low pressure brings wet and windy weather. In some areas, there may be a bit of snow, but in most places, it will not last long before returning to rain. The snow will persist in north-eastern areas, particularly over high ground, causing some instability for a time. Temperatures in the south west are forecast to hit 12 degrees by the afternoon (53). 6F), although it was still cold in the north east. By Monday, the milder weather would sweep through the UK.
