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Emma Grimshaw

UK weather: Snow, wind and rain set to lash country as Storm Jorge brings fourth weekend of misery

Storm Jorge is set to lash the UK with snow, rain and wind as the country is hit by a storm for the fourth weekend in a row.

The fierce weather front will bring gales of up to 60mph and up to 12 inches of snow to some flood-hit communities.

Forecasters have issued six yellow weather warnings for rain, wind and snow for Sunday and Monday, reports the Mirror.

The alerts span across the UK, stretching from Cornwall to the north of Scotland.

Met Office chief meteorologist Frank Saunders said: "From Saturday Storm Jorge will bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK, with potentially heavy snowfall being a hazard for parts of Scotland.

"Areas above 400 metres could see accumulations of 20-30cm of snow, with lower areas - roughly above 250 metres - seeing accumulations of up to 10cm.

"Storm Jorge is not expected to bring wind gusts as strong as Storms Ciara or Dennis, but it will still bring gusts of 60 to 70mph in some exposed locations during the warning period, which ends at midday on Sunday.

"But it's worth saying that parts of the south and east of the UK, once the rain clears early on Saturday, should often be bright, windy and cold over the weekend."

Check the weather forecast near you:

Two snow alerts are in place for most of Scotland from 5pm today until noon on Monday.

The yellow weather warning reads: "There is a small chance that vehicles and passengers could become stranded on the higher trunk routes north of the Central Belt of Scotland."

While a wind warning is in place for the majority of the west of England - including Bristol - from Saturday until 9am today.

It will begin wet in Bristol on Sunday, with 80 per cent chance of rain at 9am. By 3pm the showers should clear and some sunny spells should break through the cloud.

The mercury will hover around 7C but it will feel more like 2C.

UK weather warning

Sunday:

Spells of rain, with snow on hills, across parts of Scotland. Sunny spells and showers elsewhere, some wintry, with more persistent rain perhaps affecting the far southeast. Winds slowly easing.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Sunny spells and showers, wintry at times. Rather cold, with overnight frosts and icy patches. Chance of further wet and windy weather in the south by midweek.

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