Overview
- About 37,000 properties in the South West were still without power at around 8pm Friday, with thousands more affected in the Midlands and Wales, according to the National Grid.
- Yellow Met Office warnings cover snow and ice into Saturday, with forecasters signalling additional snowfall on Sunday and a heightened ice and flood risk from refreezing and rain.
- Rail operators warned of ongoing delays and cancellations into the weekend, at least 69 flights at Heathrow were cancelled on Friday, and East Midlands and Birmingham airports reopened after overnight runway closures.
- Wind gusts peaked at 99mph on the Isles of Scilly, while snow reached 27cm in parts of Scotland and 15cm in Powys, and temperatures fell to −13.3C at Braemar.
- Impacts included road closures in Cornwall, shipping containers lost off the Isle of Wight, damage to Cornish Pirates’ stadium, school closures across several regions, and coastal evacuations in Hemsby due to accelerated erosion.