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All the places with ‘danger to life’ and snow warnings in the UK as Storm Chandra hits

Published 08:40 27 Jan 2026 GMT

Updated 08:40 27 Jan 2026 GMT

Harry Warner
All the places with ‘danger to life’ and snow warnings in the UK as Storm Chandra hits

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The Met Office has issued a number of warnings

All the places with 'danger to life' and snow warnings in the UK have been revealed by the Met Office as the nation braces for Storm Chandra to hit.

The nation has endured a battering in recent weeks, from cold snaps to Storm Goretti, it seems like a while since we've had some settled weather.

This is unlikely to change anytime soon, as Storm Chandra makes landfall in the UK.

The Met Office has issued warnings covering around half the country, from rain and wind warnings in the south, to snow warnings in the north.

Meanwhile, two amber 'danger to life' warnings have been issued.

While snow is "unlikely" to accumulate at low-levels, there remains a chance for 2-5cm in places above 300m, 5-10cm above 400m, and 10-20cm above 500, the Met Office said.

The areas hit with snow warning between midnight and 5pm today are as follows:

Meanwhile these are the areas affected between 6am and 11:59pm today:

  • Central, Tayside and Fife: Angus, Perth and Kinross, Stirling
  • Grampian: Aberdeenshire, Moray
  • Highlands and Eilean Siar: Highland
  • Strathclyde: Argyll and Bute

The two amber danger to life warnings have been issued for:

  • South West England - Rain: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Plymouth, Somerset, Torbay
  • Northern Ireland - Wind: County Antrim, County Down, County Londonderry

As per the Met Office, an amber warning for rain entails:

Meanwhile, an amber warning for wind means:

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