UK weather: Britain braces for further storms – January 15 as it happened

This concludes today's live weather coverage. The most up-to-date information on the looming cold snap can be found here.

21.20 Vehicles driving through flood water, as rapid snow melt overnight across the Yorkshire Dales caused rivers to overflow, and many roads were affected by the flash flooding.

20.55 Dr Angie Bone of the extreme events team at Public Health England has warned the public to take precautions against the cold weather.

"Cold does kill, even in places where the temperatures aren't at their lowest," she said.

"Most of our advice on keeping warm in cold weather may seem like common sense, but it's important that we make the point that people should think about how cold can affect them.

"This is also a good time to think about how the bad weather may affect your friends and family, particularly if they are older or very young or have pre-existing health conditions. These groups can be particularly vulnerable to the ill-effects of cold so think now what you could do to help."

20.25 A high-rising wave batters the lighthouse at Porthcawl, on the south coast of Wales.

20.00 Thousands of homes across Ireland have been left without power after storm force winds battered the country overnight leaving thousands of homes without power.

19.45 In Scotland some drivers were left stranded on the A9 when the snow gates were closed from Blair Atholl to Ralia at around 9pm last night, with the traffic beginning to move again at around 10am today.

A spokesman for road operator Bear Scotland said: "Our team of eight winter vehicles, including three fast-track tractors, worked around the clock to clear the A9 and this morning helped to mobilise 20 HGVs that had difficulties due to the adverse weather overnight."

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UK weather: Britain braces for further storms - January 15 as it happened