Britons were warned to expect a further foot of snow, flooding and icy conditions this weekend after tens of thousands of homes lost power during 100mph Storm Goretti.
Severe conditions caused school closures and travel disruption today with flights grounded at airports, roads blocked and large swathes of the rail network shut.
Now, the Met Office has issued fresh yellow warnings for snow and ice for tomorrow and Sunday as partially thawed snow refreezes before more blizzards arrive.
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A combination of melting snow and rain will also increase the flood risk over the next few days, with the Environment Agency issuing 107 alerts and 14 warnings in England.
One new Met Office snow and ice warning covering most of Scotland and northern England runs from midday today until 3pm tomorrow with up to 15cm (6ft) set to fall.
A second yellow warning for ice will cover large parts of western England and Wales from midday today until midday tomorrow; while a third across Northern Ireland for snow and ice will come into force from 5pm tonight and run until 11am tomorrow.
A separate snow and ice warning on Sunday will be active for much of Scotland and the North of England from 2am until 3pm with another 30cm (1ft) accumulating.
Meanwhile the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has extended its amber cold weather health alerts for all of England until Monday, warning of a ‘rise in deaths’.
The wild weather brought 99mph winds overnight while a rare red warning was issued by the Met Office for ‘dangerous’ winds in South West England yesterday.
National Grid said 64,000 properties across England and Wales were without power this morning, including 48,000 in the South West and 15,000 in the West Midlands.
Birmingham and East Midlands airports both had to suspend operations due to the heavy snow, while all trains in Cornwall and many others in the North were axed.
The sky turned pink in areas of Birmingham this morning following the ‘weather bomb’, after the central pressure in the area of low pressure fell rapidly yesterday.
Roads were also closed due to fallen trees following a week of severe conditions that has seen villages in Scotland cut off and temperatures falling to nearly -15C.
People in Cornwall were urged to work from home this morning, with the council advising residents to avoid travelling due to the large number of closed roads.
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People walk through the snow on Broad Street in Birmingham this morning after Storm Goretti
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Men check on a motorist in a ditch after snowfall in the Leicestershire town of Coalville today
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Heavy snow and freezing conditions continue to people in Insch, Aberdeenshire, today
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A person walks through the snow on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill today as Storm Goretti hits the UK
