Storm Jorge is already causing chaos across the UK, paralysing train services, shutting schools and flooding communities.
Wales is facing the full force of the storm today, with videos and pictures showing flooded roads and long queues on major roads.
Severe weather is also battering Devon, Derbyshire, Cornwall and Scotland.
Glasgow is on snow alert once more as the Met Office issued a fresh weather warning this morning, with the worst of the conditions expected to end at 7pm.
Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) has today warned that ferries could be delayed or subject to short-notice cancellations between the Isle of Arran and the mainland of Scotland this weekend.
Heavy flooding has shut train lines across Wales, including between Bridgend and Cardiff, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Treherbert and the Ebbw Vale.
Rail services between Chepstow and Gloucester have been cancelled due to a landslip.
Neath Port Talbot Council received more than 100 calls about flooded roads this morning.
At least a dozen Welsh schools have shut early today as a result of Storm Jorge.
Some roads in Cornwall are also submerged in water, according to Plymouth Live .
Storm Jorge will bring further heavy rain and strong winds of up to 70mph across the UK over the weekend.
Between 50 and 80mm of rain were predicted in parts of Wales and northern England today, the Met Office warned.
Strong winds are forecast for much of England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Saturday, reaching 70mph in coastal areas and up to 60mph inland.
When asked about the weekend's weather prospects, Met Office forecaster Emma Salter previously said: "It's not good news I'm afraid, given all the recent rainfall we've had."
Storm Jorge, which was named by Spanish meteorological services, is forecast to track across the north-west of the UK before clearing on Saturday afternoon.
Met Office meteorologist Paul Gundersen added: "This weekend we'll see another named Storm bring strong winds to parts of the UK with several wind and rain warnings in place.
"We have issued rain warnings for parts of Wales and northern England, where rain will be heaviest and we could see 60-80mm possible over the highest ground."
