Wednesday 7th January 2026 – Storm Goretti Update

Just a quick update on what has been named Storm Goretti for Thursday/Friday.

Rain will arrive in the afternoon on Thursday, generally pretty heavy – clearing for a time later in the evening as the centre of the low tracks across the south of England, though still some blustery showers around.

In the early hours overnight, the back edge of the rain band will cross, and this could turn to sleet/wet snow – if still heavy enough then there could be a cm of slushy snow by the morning rush hour.

Temperatures varying from 4’C on Thursday, up to 9’C as the low crosses late evening and overnight, then down to around 1’C as the back edge crosses.

It’s still very marginal, it could just be rain on the back edge, it could instead be a bit more snowy, most likely there is at least some sleet/wet snow falling – whether anything would be heavy enough to settle a bit is the more marginal part. So be aware if you have travel plans on Friday morning.

Strong winds also overnight.

Low pressure will struggle to clear east on Friday/Saturday, some bits of rain (maybe even wintry showers) will be possible both days – and it will still be cold, around 3’C.

Sunday night may see a snow-to-rain event – though again it’s marginal, and is way too far in the future right now to have much confidence.

Probably milder and more unsettled next week, but not impossible the cold hangs on instead.

I’ll do a full forecast in the morning, reliable forecasts are 3 days at best right now – and things are marginal enough that the forecast for Thursday/Friday itself could change slightly.