Weekend washout on the way as more than 100 flood alerts issued after Storm Goretti batters country

Heavy rain is forecast over the weekend after "the worst snowfall in a decade" left 64,000 homes without power, motorways closed and flights cancelled.

According to the National Grid website on Saturday, around half of those without power have their energy restored, including all properties in Wales - but 28,000 remain without energy as the bad weather continues.

Much of the UK was covered in yellow and amber weather warnings for snow, wind, rain and ice as a result, with people in Cornwall placed under a red weather alert and warned not to travel.

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But as the rising temperatures start to melt the snow and downpours draw in, many communities now face the prospect of flooding, with 106 flood alerts and 12 flood warnings issued across Britain.

David Morgan, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Flood Duty Manager, said: "As temperatures rise following recent cold conditions, thaw of lying snow from Sunday onwards will increase the risk of flooding.

"Possible impacts could include flooding of low lying land, roads and individual properties."

While Storm Goretti has now cleared to the east, the Met Office warned Brits that there remains a high risk of cold weather, strong winds, flooding and heavy rain over the coming days.

Icy showers are forecast for the rest of today and are expected to persist through much of the weekend, with more snow expected to fall on Sunday.

Scotland, London & South East England, North West England, South West England, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber and Wales have all been issued with yellow weather warnings for ice on Saturday and Sunday.

Yellow warnings are issued by the Met Office for a range of weather situations, including when it is likely that the weather will cause some low level impacts.

These may include travel disruption, or situations where the weather could bring much more severe impacts to the majority of people but the certainty of those impacts occurring is lower.

The warnings come after the first named storm of the year wreaked havoc across the UK, with a section of the M1 closed after a lorry crashed in the snow.

At least 69 flights were cancelled from Heathrow Airport alone, and Avanti train passengers have been warned against using services on Midlands routes until 1pm.

A record gust of 99mph was recorded on the Isles of Scilly on Thursday night, as engineers battled the conditions to restore power to homes.

More than 250 schools have also been closed including more than 150 in Aberdeenshire, dozens in the Highlands and Aberdeen, and a number in Moray.

In Devon, trains on the Exeter-Okehampton and Exeter-Barnstaple routes were suspended from the same time because of forecast high-wind speeds, with delays and disruptions seen across most rail services.

Storm Goretti, named by French weather forecaster Meteo France, has been described as a "multi-hazard event" by the Met Office.

Met Office chief forecaster Neil Armstrong said: "Storm Goretti will be a multi-hazard event, with the most significant impacts from snow in parts of Wales and the Midlands and the very strong winds in the far South West, though heavy rain in some parts of Wales and East Anglia also has the potential to bring disruption to many."