Millions brace for NYE washout as heavy rain, 70mph gales and up to 8 inches of SNOW threaten fireworks across Britain
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MILLIONS are bracing for a New Year's Eve washout - as heavy rain, 70mph gales and up to eight inches of snow threaten fireworks across Britain. Firework displays have been scrapped across the UK after the Met Office issued a rare amber rain warning and five yellow ones.
![[Last year's New Year's Eve firework display in London]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/fireworks-light-london-skyline-big-960602145.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations have already been cancelled due to "extreme weather". Blackpool Council also said it had made the "tough decision" to axe its New Year's Eve fireworks display owing to the winds. And there are fears London's fireworks display could be in jeopardy amid 45mph winds in the capital.
![[A wave crashes into Blackpool Pier, where NYE fireworks have already been cancelled]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/30th-december-strong-winds-moving-960595621_da80e5.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and northern England are covered by a swathe of Met Office weather warnings. An amber rain warning will cover Moray and the Highlands until 5pm this afternoon. Most of central and northern Scotland will be covered by a yellow rain and snow warning until midnight.
![[Snow on the road in Kidderminster last month]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/snow-continues-throughout-morning-making-950446639.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Further north, the Orkney Islands are also subject to a yellow snow warning until midnight. A whopping eight inches of snow is expected to blanket parts of the warning zone. Meanwhile a yellow wind alert is due to affect Scotland and northern England from 11pm.
![[Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and northern England are covered by a swathe of Met Office weather warnings]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/nye-warning-danger-life-warning-960702102.jpg?strip=all&w=853)
Another wind warning of the same category has been placed across much of Northern Ireland until 2pm. Delays to all types of transport are "likely" as strong winds persist - reaching speeds of up to 70mph. Moving south, a yellow rain warning will be in force for rain across the coast of north west England and Wales.
