Liverpool and Manchester have been earmarked to be at particular risk of the threat of freezing rain, which could hammer the country in the second month of the year.
The UK has been hit with record-breaking winds from Storm Eowyn, a month’s worth of rain from Storm Herminia and a final battering from Storm Ivo – all in the last week.
Snow and heavy rain will sweep across Britain tonight as temperatures fall to -4C and more than 100 areas remain on flood watch following three storms in a week.
On Tuesday 28 January 2025, Troon RNLI's new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat was welcomed off the production line and officially took to the water for the first time.