Britain could be hit with a foot of snow tomorrow as Met Office issues amber warning amid fears of flooding – as country counts the cost from deadly Storm Goretti

Britain is bracing for a new round of winter chaos after the Met Office raised its snow and ice warning to amber; Some areas are facing a foot of snow as Storm Goretti continues to wreak havoc.

The amber warning will come into force from 03:00 on Sunday and will extend from North East Scotland to Tayside and Central Scotland and will remain in force until 14:00.

Forecasters warned of severe travel disruptions, power outages and potential risk to life and property as bitterly cold conditions continued into a second weekend.

Elsewhere, a series of yellow warnings for snow, wind and rain cover much of the rest of the UK; National Rail is warning of outages in England, Wales and Scotland over the weekend.

Scottish government officials, police, local authorities and other agencies met on Saturday to discuss the response to the worsening weather.

Forecasters say another 2-5 cm of snow is expected at lower levels, while up to 30 cm of snow may fall at higher elevations; This raises concerns that some areas could see close to a foot of snowfall.

Transport Scotland warned of ‘challenging conditions’, possible route closures and the threat of power outages, adding that there was a potential risk to life and property.

According to National Grid, nearly 28,000 properties were without power in the South West at 6am on Saturday, along with nearly 1,700 properties in the West Midlands and around 150 in the East Midlands. Electricity has since been restored to all homes in Wales.

Downing Street said support was being offered to households left without electricity.

Snow settled around the A465 in the Dowlais area of ​​Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales on Friday

A pony walks through a cold landscape at sunrise in the New Forest in Hampshire

Birmingham wakes up to a thick blanket of snow Friday morning as Storm Goretti approaches

A Government minister said it was ‘completely unacceptable’ that people were experiencing water supply problems in the wake of cold weather and Storm Goretti.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Mary Creagh said in a statement on Saturday evening: ‘I am very concerned that people in several areas in the South East and South West are experiencing water supply problems both in the cold weather and following Storm Goretti.

‘This is completely unacceptable. This afternoon I chaired another meeting with water companies and local resilience forums to restore water supplies as quickly as possible, prioritizing vulnerable customers and essential public services.

‘This Government action means compensation rates have increased for customers and businesses affected by the outage.

‘It highlights why this Government is prioritizing infrastructure investment to improve the resilience of our water system.’

Forecasters also warned that the dangerous combination of melting snow and heavy rain could significantly increase the risk of flooding in the coming days.

Snowfall totals currently recorded include 15cm at Lake Vyrnwy in Powys and 7cm at Preston Montford in Shropshire and Nottingham.

In Scotland, 27cm was recorded at Altnaharra in Sutherland, 26cm at Loch Glascarnoch and 22cm at Durris in Kincardineshire.

The heaviest rainfall was recorded at Colliford Dam in Cornwall with 61.8 mm, followed by Ddolwen Bridge in Dyfed with 57 mm and White Barrow in Devon with 54 mm.

The latest warnings come after police earlier attacked Instagram-loving tourists for ‘ridiculous parking’ on a snow-covered Welsh mountain.

Scores of visitors have flocked to Snowdonia in North Wales to snap photos of the winter wonderland, despite police warning drivers not to abandon their vehicles on icy mountain roads.

North Wales Police has warned that motorists are putting others at risk of ‘serious’ injury and pushing them into the paths of oncoming vehicles. Authorities said vehicles left in dangerous condition can be towed if it is safe to do so.

Despite an avalanche warning from Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team, defiant walkers have also been seen trying to climb Snowdon.

Extreme conditions followed the devastation caused by Storm Goretti, which hit parts of Britain in recent days. A man in his 50s died when a tree fell on his caravan during hurricane-force winds.

A group of people continue towards Snowdon despite an avalanche warning from Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team

A full car park at the foot of Pen y Fan mountain during Storm Goretti

Abandoned platforms and departure board at Old Hill station in Sandwell, West Midlands, on Friday

Emergency services were called to the Mawgan area of ​​Helston, Cornwall, at around 7.35pm on Thursday after the tree fell, and officers worked until Friday to safely remove the tree from the mobile home.

Cornwall has since been hit by winds of up to 100 miles per hour, as the UK braces for more snow, ice and flooding.

A yellow warning for snow and ice will remain in force until 3pm on Saturday, with further snowfall likely across parts of northern England and much of Scotland. A widespread risk of ice is also expected to cause disruption.

A separate yellow warning for ice, refreezing of partially melted snow, along with showers and freezing fog covers most of England and Wales until midday on Saturday.

A yellow warning for snow and ice in Northern Ireland will remain in place until 11am on Saturday, with snow expected on icy areas and hills.

Another yellow warning will apply from 2am to 3pm on Sunday for most of Scotland, the East and West Midlands, North-East and North-West England and Yorkshire. Forecasters say that it will snow another 2-5 cm, and above 200 meters it will snow 10-20 cm.

Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said the weather would remain ‘unstable and cold’ over the weekend.

A group of people walk towards Pen y Fan in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park on January 10

Police attack Instagram-loving tourists for ‘ridiculous’ parking on snow-covered Snowdon

He said: ‘Snowfall will continue to affect some coastal areas on Saturday, but as the day progresses these will become increasingly confined to northern and eastern parts.

‘Elsewhere it should be a mostly dry day with varying amounts of clouds, following a cold and frosty start. It will be a very cold day, with frost continuing in some parts of the country.

‘Sunday will start dry in the East, but the clouds and rain already present in the West will move steadily eastward.

‘Rain will fall as snow in the North Midlands and further north inland. However, the fact that temperatures will increase throughout the day means that the snow will gradually become trapped in higher elevations in the afternoon.

‘It will be windy for everyone, there will be storms on the coast and there is the potential for severe storms in the north-west later in the day.

‘The unstable but increasingly lighter theme will continue next week, with persistent rains from time to time in the northern and western regions, as well as strong and storm-force winds. However, as temperatures return to near normal values, the weather will be much milder than recently.’