Storm Jorge will bring heavy rain, strong winds and snow to parts of the UK this weekend.
The storm will track across the north-west of the UK over the weekend bringing another spell of strong winds and heavy rain.
Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office Frank Saunders, said: “For the rest of today (Friday) - and ahead of Storm Jorge’s arrival - there are warnings for rain and snow.
"The heaviest snowfall – with accumulations of 5-8 cm on higher routes – is likely to occur across central Scotland, where snow may fall to lower levels for a time.
“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."
Mr Saunders said areas above 400 metres could see accumulations of 20-30 cm of snow, with lower areas - roughly above 250 metres - seeing accumulations of up to 10 cm.
"On Saturday and Sunday, the majority of the UK is covered by Yellow weather warnings with some areas being covered by more than one warning, indicating multiple weather hazards," he said. “The heavy rain warnings for parts of Wales, South West England and North West England are indicating that some isolated areas of Wales could see as much as 100 mm of rainfall."
He added: "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 70 mph 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.”
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