England<\/a> on Saturday, while people in Wales, the Midlands and south-western areas of England were warned about icy conditions. In Northern Ireland, there were warnings of heavy rainfall. The warning was set at yellow in each area.<\/p>\nYellow warnings were also issued in Scotland and northern England \u2013 particularly along the Pennines \u2013 and a more severe amber warning for snow in the area inland of Aberdeen, Perth and Stirling in Scotland. A yellow warning will remain in place in northern and western Scotland into Monday.<\/p>\n
The storm has already brought winds of almost 100mph after forecasters issued a rare red warning for \u201cdangerous, stormy\u201d winds in the south-west.\u201d<\/p>\n
About 27,000 properties were without power in the south-west at 9am on Saturday, according to the National Grid\u2019s website, along with about 2,300 in the West Midlands and about 300 in the East Midlands. All power has been restored in Wales.<\/p>\n
Downing Street said support was being offered to homes without power. National Rail said services may be disrupted over the weekend across England, Wales and Scotland.<\/p>\n
Forecasters said the combination of melting snow and rain would increase the flood risk in the coming days. About 15cm (6in) of snow was recorded at Lake Vyrnwy in Powys and 7cm at Preston Montford in Shropshire as well as Nottingham.<\/p>\n
In Scotland, there was 27cm at Altnaharra in Sutherland, 26cm at Loch Glascarnoch and 22cm at Durris in Kincardineshire.<\/p>\n
A further 2-5cm of snow is expected accumulate on hills above 100m in some areas, with up to 15cm possible in areas above 300m in parts of central and eastern Scotland, according to the Met Office.<\/p>\n
The Met Office has advised those within alert areas to prepare for delays to journeys and to take extra time when travelling to help avoid slips and falls on the ice.<\/p>\nThe Met Office meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth said Saturday would get off to a cold start with the risk of \u201cicy stretches\u201d before dry and sunny conditions for some.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo do take care if you\u2019re travelling this morning,\u201d she said. \u201cAcross eastern areas of England, there\u2019ll be a few showers through the day, some of these sleety in nature but for most of us, it will be a dry day and for some there will be some sunshine.<\/p>\n
\u201cA large swathe of northern areas of England, southern Scotland, eastern Scotland as well will see plenty of dry and bright weather. If you are heading out there, you will want a few layers because it is another chilly one out there.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe winds are relatively light, however, so there\u2019s not too much in the way of wind chill, but yes, you\u2019ll certainly want to be wrapping up if you\u2019re heading out this afternoon to enjoy some of that drier weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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