Heavy rain, high winds and blizzards are to hit parts of Britain this New Year’s Eve with events cancelled across the country.
Almost every part of the UK is covered by at least one of multiple Met Office weather warnings until New Year’s Day.
On New Year’s Eve, an amber rain warning is in force in the Highlands and Moray until 5pm and a yellow warning for snow and rain covers most of Scotland until midnight.
Forecasters are warning of “likely” delays to all types of transport on New Year’s Eve as winds could reach speeds of up to 70mph in parts of England and Northern Ireland. Already, some Hogmanay festivities in Edinburgh and Blackpool’s fireworks display have been cancelled.
Areas in central and southern Scotland as well as northern England are covered by a yellow warning for wind from 7am until 11pm, with a separate wind warning covering Northern Ireland from 6am until 2pm. A 24-hour yellow warning for rain will come into force across much of Wales and north-west England from 6pm on Tuesday. A yellow warning for snow is in place until midnight in Orkney and Shetland.
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