Storm Arwen brings down street light and trees in Southport

Southport has been battered by Storm Arwen during the night. A lighting column was blown across the A565 near Banks and branches have fallen from trees in the Birkdale area.

The Met Office say...

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Cold today and also very windy in many areas

Today:

Early rain, sleet and snow over eastern, southern and central England slowly becoming confined to eastern and southeastern England. Elsewhere, sunny spells, but also some wintry showers in the north. Very windy for many and feeling cold.

Tonight:

Wintry showers in the north and east, and a few showers western Wales and Cornwall. Otherwise generally dry with clear spells. Cold and frosty with icy patches. Becoming less windy.

Sunday:

Many areas fine and dry but cloudier in the far west and further wintry showers in the north and east. Feeling cold again, but less windy than today.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Largely fine but cold on Monday with showers along North Sea coasts, plus some patchy rainfall and hill snow in Scotland. Remaining unsettled with further rain and showers into midweek.