STORM Goretti is forecast to bring heavy snow this week, with a weather warning for snow in force for Herefordshire on Thursday and Friday.

The Met Office has warned Storm Goretti will be a "multi-hazard event" - with London most likely to be hit with rain.

An Arctic blitz of snow, sleet and hail showers has brought freezing temperatures to the UK, with -12.5C recorded last night - the coldest of winter so far. A storm that could hit the country on Thursday has been named.

As the West Midlands prepares for Storm Goretti, here's when the Met Office weather forecasters say the region can expect the snow to start.

Storm Goretti is set to bring a prolonged spell of severe winter weather to Wales, with forecasters warning that as much as 30cm of snow could fall in some areas as the system moves across the country hour by hour.

The Met Office has issued a fresh weather warning for the West Midlands as experts predict Storm Goretti will bring another round of heavy snow.

We've issued a First Alert Weather Day for Friday evening into Saturday morning due to accumulating snow that could be heavy at times.

A winter storm is now dumping heavy snow and treacherous ice on parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast Friday evening after snarling travel and knocking out power in parts of the region.