Storm Goretti has arrived in England, bringing winds with gusts of up to 99 miles per hour, accompanied by heavy snow and ice across the country. While Merseyside did not end up receiving any weather warnings, the region was still affected by adverse weather with wintry conditions and train cancellations. However, it looks like we’re not out of the woods yet, as Liverpool is bracing for a period of heavy rain after Storm Goretti.
Storm Goretti’s effects on England
More than 50,000 people were left without power during Storm Goretti in the Southwest of England on Thursday, January 8, while the West Midlands saw 9,000 properties go without electricity. While Liverpool and our region avoided any weather warnings, the rest of the country received both Amber and Yellow Weather Warnings for snow and ice, with Scotland and parts of Northern England are still under Yellow Weather Warnings until January 11.
The weather forecast in Liverpool for the weekend
According to the Met Office and BBC Weather, we should expect sleet and heavy rain tonight (January 9) and in the coming days as Storm Goretti moves away. According to BBC Weather, “Today is expected to be cloudy and breezy. Sleet and snow showers will move in from the east in the afternoon, but it will turn drier towards the end of the day. Cold.”
The Met Office said regarding tonight (January 9): “Isolated showers this evening, wintry over the hills, then mainly dry overnight with clear spells and a risk of frost and ice. Patchy freezing fog forming. Minimum temperature -1 °C.”
As for Saturday (January 10), the Met Office Forecast reads: “A drier day for most with sunny spells in places but still a chance of showers, these wintry at times and most frequent in the west. Feeling rather cold. Maximum temperature 5 °C.”
While Sunday to Tuesday (January 11 – January 13) will be “mostly dry on Sunday, but rain perhaps preceded by hill snow arriving later. Turning milder thereafter with heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Becoming windy at times.”
What is more, the period between January 14 and January 23 is set to bring “occasionally unsettled conditions” with low-pressure systems moving in from the Atlantic.
The Met Office further stated: “Some heavy rain or showers are likely at times, most often across high ground in the west where rainfall totals will probably be highest. Periods of strong wind or gales are possible, especially around coasts and if any deep areas of low pressure develop in the vicinity of the UK. Some short-lived spells of mainly dry weather are likely between weather systems. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly above average for the time of year overall.”