Snow, rain and wind warnings across UK after Goretti disruption

Warnings for snow, rain and wind are in place across parts of the UK for the remainder of the weekend following Storm Goretti.

The Met Office warnings for Northern Ireland, Scotland and the north of England come as forecasters say the challenging conditions are expected to ease by the start of next week with milder weather.

A yellow warning for snow and ice in Scotland has been upgraded to amber. It starts at 03:00 on Sunday and lasts until 14:00 the following day, affecting those in central and north-eastern parts of the country.

Meanwhile, the National Grid said it was working to resolve power outages which have continued to affect more than 20,000 properties in parts of England and Wales.

The new amber warning in Scotland warns of the potential impact on both road and rail networks.

The Met Office said power cuts were likely and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, could also be affected.

Scottish Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop told people in affected areas to consider delaying journeys and working from home where possible.

She added: "The conditions will inevitably impact the transport network, so it is vital that people and communities continue to plan ahead to ensure they stay safe".

The Met Office warnings

• Yellow warning for snow and ice in most of Scotland and parts of the north of England from 12:00 on Friday to 15:00 on Saturday
• Yellow warning for rain in Northern Ireland from 21:00 Saturday to 21:00 Sunday
• Yellow warning for snow and ice in Scotland and parts of the north of England from 02:00 to 15:00 on Sunday
• Yellow warning for rain in parts of the south-west of Scotland from 02:00 to 23:59 on Sunday
• Amber weather warning for snow covering central and north-eastern Scotland from 03:00 to 14:00 on Sunday
• Yellow weather warning for rain in north-western Scotland from 02:00 on Sunday to 10:00 on Monday
• Yellow warning for wind for parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland from 00:00 on Sunday to 12:00 on Monday

Storm Goretti brought heavy snow, ice and strong winds to most parts of the UK this past week.

On Thursday, the day the storm arrived, the Met Office issued a rare red warning for wind in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Wind speeds of up to 99mph (159km/h) were later recorded in the region.

Police have since said a man was killed in the Mawgan area of Helston after a tree fell onto his caravan.

Cornwall Council said the storm had been "one of the most severe" the county had experienced "in living memory", with crews working around the clock to clear fallen trees and carry out emergency repairs.

Meanwhile, areas across the country have struggled with power outages.

On Saturday, the National Grid said more than 20,000 properties were still without electricity - with the south-west of England continuing to face the most outages.

Approximately 19,000 premises were still without electricity in the South West, with hundreds more affected in the East Midlands, the West Midlands and Wales.

The National Grid said it was working "tirelessly" and had restored power to almost 170,000 properties.

Hundreds of schools across the UK were also forced to close ahead of the weekend as heavy snow caused travel disruption.

The Met Office said the UK "will be saying goodbye to the really cold weather" next week, with temperatures of between 9C and 11C expected in the south and about 6-8C elsewhere.