Red and amber weather warnings in UK as Storm Goretti evolves into ‘weather bomb’

Up to 30cm of snow expected in Wales and Midlands with winds of up to 100mph across exposed hills and coastal areas

Red and amber weather warnings have been issued across the UK as Storm Goretti evolves into a “weather bomb” expected to bring up to 30cm of snowfall in Wales and the Midlands and winds of up to 100mph (160km/h) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The Met Office on Thursday described Goretti, the first named storm of 2026, as a “multi-hazard event”, expected to be more powerful than Storm Ciarán in 2023 and the Great Storm of 1987.