A man has been found dead after Storm Goretti caused a tree to fall on a caravan in Cornwall.
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the man died on Thursday evening in the Mawgan area of Helston.
The news comes as warnings for snow and ice have been issued across large swathes of the UK and disruption from Storm Goretti continues.
The Met Office said that the weekend would see drier spells turn to torrential rain and snow on Sunday.
As the first storm of the year swept across the UK this week, schools were closed and dozens of trains and flights cancelled.
Thousands of people are still without power, and National Rail said that disruption to train journeys would likely continue throughout the weekend.
According to the National Grid, there were 28,000 properties in the South West still suffering from power outages, as well as another 1,700 in the West Midlands and 150 in the East Midlands.
Forecasters said that they recorded a low of -12.3°C in Braemar, Scotland on Friday.
Melting snow and rain will also increase flood risks for some in the coming days.
There were four red flood warnings in place on Saturday, in areas like Sussex and Kent.
Another 111 yellow flood alerts were in place, signalling possible flooding caused by rivers overflowing across the country.
There will be icy stretches across Wales, northern Ireland, and the midlands throughout Saturday, warned Met Office meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth, with showers expected during the day.
Take care if you're heading out on Saturday morning. It's going to be a very cold start with icy stretches for many pic.twitter.com/9LcqitZgjK
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 9, 2026Northern England, and southern and eastern Scotland, however, will see plenty of dry and bright weather.
Ms Shuttleworth said: “If you are heading out there, you will want a few layers because it is another chilly one out there. The winds are relatively light, however, so there’s not too much in the way of wind chill, but yes, you’ll certainly want to be wrapping up if you’re heading out there this afternoon to enjoy some of that drier weather.”
A yellow warning for snow and ice is in place until 3pm on Saturday, and snow is expected on Sunday across parts of northern England and much of Scotland.
Meanwhile, warnings for snow and ice in Northern Ireland remain in place until 11am on Saturday, and the forecaster has warned that there will be icy patches and hill snow.
Snow and ice warnings then come into force for Scotland, northern England, the Midlands, and Yorkshire from 2am until 3pm on Sunday.
Ms Shuttleworth said: “That’s because it will turn very cold ahead of this band of rain. Widespread frost is expected across many eastern areas. An early frost perhaps across some western areas on Saturday evening. But the cloud will thicken as the night goes on, and as this band of rain bumps into the cold air, well, that’s when we get that risk of snow.
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She added: “It’s predominantly over the highest ground. We could see 10 to 20cm accumulating over 200m. We could see 5cm to lower levels for a time. It will quite quickly melt, however, as that snow turns to rain and the temperatures rise throughout Sunday afternoon.
This story is being updated.
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