Multiple weather warnings remain in place on Wednesday as much of the UK continues to feel the effects of Storm Bram. Three yellow weather warnings for wind are active until Wednesday evening covering the Shetland Islands, Central, Tayside & Fife, Grampian, and further south in Scotland, including Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Sky News meteorologist Dr Christopher England warned many areas could face disruption from "damaging gusts". "It only takes one tree falling in the wrong place at the wrong time to have a significant impact,

A spell of intense rainfall has triggered dozens of flood warnings across England and Wales.The Environment Agency has issued 35 alerts for rivers in England while Natural Resources Wales has placed 10 more in force,

For 24 hours from 6pm on Monday, outbreaks of rain will become persistent and heavy, the forecaster said, with up to 40mm of rainfall in some areas and 60-80mm of rain over Dartmoor and high ground in south Wales, which could amount to more than half the average monthly rainfall in December.

The run up to Christmas could be a white one for some Brits as a cold snap begins to grip the nation - some parts of the country will face freezing conditions and heavy winds

A SSW was the same weather phenomenon that led to the brutal ‘Beast from the East’ in 2018, which transported cold air from Siberia to Europe and heavy snowfall to Great Britain and Ireland. Temperatures plummeted across the country with lows of -14.7C recorded in Faversham, Kent, and Storm Emma brought 50 cm of snow in some elevated areas.

The Met Office defines an official White Christmas as occurring when at least one snowflake falls somewhere in the UK during the 24-hour period of December 25. By this definition, 2023 qualified as the UK's most recent White Christmas, with 11 per cent of weather stations recording snowfall.

The Met Office has issued amber and yellow weather warnings, highlighting the potential for travel disruption and extremely difficult conditions.