The Met Office has issued fresh amber warnings for snow and wind as Storm Goretti prepares to hit the UK, whilst parts of the country continue to battle existing winter conditions.
Aberdeenshire Council declared a major incident following an earlier amber warning for heavy snow affecting much of Aberdeenshire and northeast Scotland. The storm, named by the French meteorological service Meteo France, is expected to move in from the South West on Thursday.
Parts of the UK have already experienced heavy snowfall and drifting before the storm’s main arrival. The latest warnings have been issued whilst the country is already dealing with the impact of cold weather, according to the Met Office.
Wednesday is forecast to bring slightly warmer temperatures compared with recent conditions. However, further sleet and snow are expected across northern Scotland, whilst thicker cloud with rain is predicted to arrive later in the day across Northern Ireland, southwest Wales and southwest England.
Thursday is expected to begin cloudy and cold before Storm Goretti makes landfall. The new amber warnings, covering both snow and wind, have been issued ahead of the storm’s arrival.
The major incident declaration by Aberdeenshire Council came in response to the earlier amber weather warning specifically for heavy snow across much of the region and northeast Scotland.
The deepest snow depth in the official Met Office network at 0900 UTC this morning was 46cm, reported at Tomintoul, Moray
Snow continues in northern Scotland with multiple weather warnings in place for snow & ice
