Power-outs and schools closed as Storm Goretti brings winds and heavy snow

Tens of thousands of homes are still without power as Storm Goretti continues to bring icy temperatures and high winds to the UK.

Extreme weather was seen all over the UK overnight on Friday - in Pembrokeshire, people captured images of thundersnow, which is when snowfall is mixed with lightning.

The rare red weather warning issued by the Met Office - the UK's national weather service - for south-west England has now come to an end, however several other less severe weather warnings remain in place on over the weekend.

There are yellow weather warnings for most of the UK until this afternoon, and Scotland and northern England have yellow warnings on Sunday too.

More than 35,000 people in the South West of England, Wales and the Midlands are without power after the storm disrupted electricity supply.

Cornwall is one of the places most affected as high winds have destroyed sea defences, brought down trees and damaged buildings.

More than 34,000 premises are still without electricity in the South West, according to the National Grid.

Gusts of 99mph hit Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on Thursday evening.

Some schools closed early and an emergency alert in some areas was even sent to people's phones advising them to stay indoors.

While the worst of the weather has now eased, there are still yellow weather warnings in place in most of England.

In the Midlands, a 13 hour yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued by the Met Office.

A number of schools in Wales were closed on Friday as Storm Goretti brought difficult weather conditions and travel disruption.

Pembrokeshire saw about 16cm of snow on Fraday night according to the Met Office.

There is still a warning of heavy rain for parts of south-west Wales, while mid and east Wales are under a more severe amber weather warning for heavy snow, especially in more hilly regions.

Around 130 homes are still without power, some rail services have been cancelled and authorities have advised motorists to avoid some mountain roads in Rhondda Cynon Taf, after a number of vehicles were reported to have broken down due to the weather.

More than 100 schools in Scotland closed last week because of severe snow.

Scotland wasn't heavily affected by Storm Goretti, but has already seen some of the coldest and frostiest weather in the UK this year, and forecasters say that snow and ice are likely to continue - with a yellow warning in place for most of the country until Sunday afternoon.

However, any snowfall is expected to be less severe than experienced in recent days.

Northern Ireland also escaped the worst of Storm Goretti, however parts of the country have already seen a lot of snow in recent days.

There are further yellow weather warnings for ice across the whole country, as low temperatures continue.