Warnings as Storm Bert hits Lancashire
A yellow weather warning is in place, with a more severe amber alert for the Yorkshire-Lancashire border
We're being warned of possible power cuts and delays to transport as Storm Bert hits Lancashire.
A yellow weather warning is in place for rain and snow throughout today and into tomorrow, covering most of the county. A more severe amber alert for snow is also in place for towns and villages around the Yorkshire border.
Scotland appears to have the worst of the weather, and people are being told not to travel on the trains north of Preston.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said the storm's arrival was following a "relatively quiet" night on Friday with temperatures at around minus 4C across parts of Scotland and minus 1C in eastern England.
"We'll see two to four hours of heavy snow across parts of northern England and Scotland during Saturday morning," Mr McGivern said.
"This snow will accumulate thick and fast, with five to 10cm at lower levels and as much as 20 to 40cm over hills accompanied by strong winds.
"You can expect blizzards over hills across northern England and Scotland, atrocious conditions for travelling and going over the hills and also the risk of power interruptions because of snow build up on power lines.
"So all in all, a multiple hazard event as we go into Saturday morning."