Edinburgh’s Hogmanay cancelled due to ‘extreme weather’ – what are the alerts where you are?

Edinburgh’s Hogmanay is the latest victim of bad weather set to batter the UK over the new year.

The celebrations have been cancelled due to high winds and “extreme” weather, organisers announced hours ahead of events kicking off on Monday.

Outdoor events scheduled for 30 and 31 December have been called off for “safety reasons”, a spokesperson said.

Blackpool’s New Year’s Eve fireworks have also been cancelled due to the forecast of high winds in northwest England tomorrow night.

Organisers of London’s celebrations are monitoring the weather carefully.

Britain is set to be hit by high winds, heavy rain, and snowfall – as weather warnings cover almost every part of the UK.

Here’s what forecasters are predicting across the UK over the next few days.

England

There are four yellow weather warnings covering different parts of England over the next few days, including one on Monday December 30.

That yellow alert for wind is in place for the North Pennines and Yorkshire Dales from 11am until 6pm.

It warns of potential disruption to travel in the area and the potential for short-term power cuts.

Another yellow weather warning for wind comes into place from 7am on New Year’s Eve. That covers the northeast of England, down towards Bridlington in East Yorkshire, and across towards Carlisle in the northwest.

It warns of “strong westerly winds” that could lead to travel disruption on New Year’s Eve and is in place until 11pm.

England then has two warnings in place on New Year’s Day.

The first, for strong winds, covers southern England and parts of the West Midlands from 7am to 11.59pm on 1 January.

The second, for heavy rain, covers a large part of the northwest and covers areas such as Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, parts of Liverpool, Preston and north towards High Bentham.

That warning runs from 6pm on New Year’s Eve until 6pm on New Year’s Day.

Wales

Wales is covered by a yellow weather warning for rain on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

The alert covers a central belt of Wales from the north coast, to the south, and is in place from 6pm on New Year’s Eve until 6pm on New Year’s Day.

Scotland

Scotland is covered by five different weather warnings across the next four days – including a more severe amber warning.

The first alert, for rain and snow, covers almost all of Scotland and warns the weather could bring “significant disruption in the build-up to the new year.

It is place across Monday, until 11.59 pm tonight, and warns that some homes and businesses could be flooded and there could be delays to travel services.

Orkney, which is not covered by this warning, is covered by another alert for snow lasting from 5am on New Year’s Eve until midnight.

There is also an amber warning in place for central Scotland from midnight tonight until 5pm tomorrow.

The Met Office says the rain is “likely to cause some property flooding and travel disruption”.

Southern areas of Scotland, including Edinburgh and Glasgow, are also covered by another wind alert from 7am on New Year’s Eve until 11pm.

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There is also a yellow alert for snow and ice in place for northern areas of Scotland from midnight on 1 January until 9am on 2 January.

Northern Ireland

A yellow weather warning is in place for much of Northern Ireland, covering Belfast, Londonderry, Coleraine and Larne, from 6am until 7pm on New Year’s Eve.

The whole of Northern Ireland, from Derry to Enniskillen, and Newry to Ballycastle, was covered by a yellow weather alert for “heavy and persistent” snow from 7am until 11.59pm on New Year’s Day, but that has now been withdrawn by the Met Office.