Chichester, England, United Kingdom Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

Information on update: Extend the warning north through parts of Cheshire. Rain, associated with Storm Goretti, will continue to spread northeastwards across the warning area through Thursday evening, transitioning to snow fairly widely overnight and into Friday. Snow initially will begin to accumulate across hills in Wales and then increasingly to lower levels overnight. Whilst not all areas may see accumulating snow, accumulations of 5-10 cm are likely quite widely, with scope for 15-25 cm in places, especially on some hills above 200 metres elevation. There is a chance of 30 cm accumulating over high ground in Wales and/or the Peak District. 

Amounts of snow will depend quite heavily on both elevation and the intensity of precipitation, and as this becomes somewhat lighter into Friday this will lead to an awkward mix of rain, sleet and snow, gradually clearing away to the east. Therefore there is likely to be a lot of variation, even over relatively short distances.

For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

Information on update: Warning area updated to pull it further north across Wales and further inland across England. Further details have also been updated to reflect latest warnings. As Storm Goretti approaches, winds will strengthen through Thursday afternoon, with the strongest spell of winds during Thursday evening, with peak gusts of 50-60 mph likely fairly widely, and 60-70 mph along exposed coasts and hills. 

Storm Goretti is expected to produce a swathe of exceptionally strong winds across the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall with short period where winds are expected to suddenly jump to gust 80-100 mph or more - a separate Red warning has been issued for this. 

Winds will gradually ease from the west through the early hours of Friday.

For further details see https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings