Ice warnings are in place for most of the country this morning as the UK braces for Storm Goretti, which is being described as a "multi-hazard event" bringing heavy snow on Thursday. Follow the latest.

Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place for parts of the UK, with the north of Scotland braced for further travel disruption. Further snow showers could cause more delays on roads and on public transport throughout Sunday and into Monday.

A massive 739-mile of snow looks set to hit the UK in a few days, affecting areas from Wick in Scotland to Folkestone in the south of England. The latest weather maps generated by WXCharts using Met Desk data on January 6 have turned white and purple for almost the whole of the UK in a forecast looking at January 11 and 12.

Snowfall will be increasingly confined to far north of Scotland but ice risk to linger across many areas

Storm Goretti, named by French meteorological service Meteo-France, is the first storm to be named in 2026. It is likely to cause difficult travel conditions in Britain, though France will suffer the most severe effects on Thursday and Friday.

The UK has been hit by weather chaos as snow blankets towns up and down the country, and the Met Office says there is more in store. On Tuesday, the agency issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice in Scotland, northern England, parts of south-east England, most of Wales, and Northern Ireland.