HOMES TO BE WITHOUT POWER UNTIL NEXT WEEK AFTER STORM GORETTI CAUSES OUTAGES

Homes which have suffered power outages as a result of Storm Goretti may have to wait until next week for electricity to be restored.

The National Grid have mapped the houses which must wait to be reconnected, with some not due to regain power until Monday afternoon.

Homes in Devon and Cornwall have been hit hardest by the storm, with hundreds still without electricity.

The power provider did not rule out some customers having to wait even longer as they said access issues such as collapsed trees and debris made it difficult for them to provide accurate estimates.

Meanwhile, Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the a man died on Thursday evening in the Mawgan area of Helston after a tree fell on a caravan

The news comes as warnings for snow and ice have been issued across large swathes of the UK and disruption from Storm Goretti continues.

The Met Office said that the weekend would see drier spells turn to torrential rain and snow on Sunday.

As the first storm of the year swept across the UK this week, schools were closed and dozens of trains and flights cancelled.

Thousands of people are still without power, and National Rail said that disruption to train journeys was likely continue throughout the weekend.

According to the National Grid, there were 28,000 properties in the South West still suffering from power outages, as well as another 1,700 in the West Midlands and 150 in the East Midlands.

Forecasters said that they recorded a low of -12.3°C in Braemar, Scotland on Friday.

Melting snow and rain will also increase flood risks for some in the coming days.

There were four red flood warnings in place on Saturday across Sussex and Kent.

Another 111 yellow flood alerts were in place, signalling possible flooding caused by rivers overflowing across the country.

There will be icy stretches across Wales, northern Ireland, and the Midlands throughout Saturday, warned Met Office meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth, with showers expected during the day.

Northern England, and southern and eastern Scotland, however, will see plenty of dry and bright weather.

Ms Shuttleworth said: “If you are heading out there, you will want a few layers because it is another chilly one out there. The winds are relatively light, however, so there’s not too much in the way of wind chill, but yes, you’ll certainly want to be wrapping up if you’re heading out there this afternoon to enjoy some of that drier weather.”

A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place until 3pm on Saturday, and snow is expected on Sunday across parts of northern England and much of Scotland.

An Amber warning for further snow in eastern Scotland was issued at midday on Saturday. The Met Office said the area could see snow accumulations of 5-15cm at relatively low levels.

They added that there is a risk of some freezing rain as snow transitions to rain. This could lead to ice forming very quickly on all surfaces.

Meanwhile, warnings for snow and ice in Northern Ireland remain in place until 11am on Saturday, and the forecaster has warned that there will be icy patches and hill snow.

The Met Office said that people should be aware of longer journey times, and that there were likely to be injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces.

Snow and ice warnings come into force for Scotland, northern England, the Midlands, and Yorkshire from 2am until 3pm on Sunday.

Ms Shuttleworth said: “That’s because it will turn very cold ahead of this band of rain. Widespread frost is expected across many eastern areas. An early frost perhaps across some western areas on Saturday evening. But the cloud will thicken as the night goes on, and as this band of rain bumps into the cold air, well, that’s when we get that risk of snow.

She added: “It’s predominantly over the highest ground. We could see 10 to 20cm accumulating over 200m. We could see 5cm to lower levels for a time. It will quite quickly melt, however, as that snow turns to rain and the temperatures rise throughout Sunday afternoon.

The Met Office warned that the wintry weather can cause delays and make driving conditions dangerous.

Airlines said that passengers could experience disruption to flights this weekend as a result of the weather.

Jet2 and Ryanair told customers that they could face delays. Jet2 said that it planned to operate flights as close to schedules as possible, but “there may be some disruption should the weather or the forecast deteriorate”.

It added: “We will, where possible, board all flights for an on-time departure, however, please be prepared for a longer than normal wait either in the terminal or onboard the aircraft to depart”.

Meanwhile, Ryanair issued that an update that read: “Potential disruption to/from the UK (Saturday January 10) due to de-icing. Affected passengers will be notified and we encourage all passengers due to travel to/ from the UK to keep an eye on the Ryanair app for the latest updates.”

2026-01-10T09:30:59Z