#storm-goretti

#storm-goretti

Linda Williams, 86, has been without heating, lighting and a working phone for the best part of five days. She is trying to keep warm by layering up and she picks her way around her home in the remote Cornish village of New Mill with old battery lamps from her days of caravanning. I think it's safe to say that we're in a bit of a state, said Williams, a retired council accounts assistant. But it can't go on for ever can it?

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The Met Office has put two amber and seven yellow alerts in place for Thursday, with chief forecaster Neil Armstrong describing the system as a multi-hazard event combining heavy rain, powerful winds and snowfall. Storm Goretti, which was named by the French meteorological service, has also been labelled a weather bomb by the Met Office as it strengthens quickly over the Atlantic before tracking towards the UK and France.

While it may be tempting to turn the dial to warm your home more quickly, thermostats only control the final temperature the room reaches not the speed of heating so turning it up does not warm rooms faster and is unlikely to make any difference beyond causing your energy bills to soar. Read our full story below. Shaheena Uddin8 January 2026 06:00 Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said Storm Goretti will bring "wet, windy and wintry weather" to parts of the UK.

Forecasters are warning of hazardous travelling conditions, spot flooding, poor visibility and icy patches before the warning comes into effect from noon until 8pm on Thursday. The warnings come as Storm Goretti tracks over the UK and Europe, only narrowly avoiding Ireland. The storm - named by French meteorological service Météo-France - is the result of a low pressure system that has developed near the Continent.