Weather warnings remain in place this evening as Storm Chandra lashes the UK and Ireland. Roads and railways are severely disrupted, rivers have burst their banks, schools closed, football matches were called off. Recap the latest.
Tuesday 27 January 2026 22:02, UK
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Thanks for following our live coverage today as Storm Chandra battered the UK with strong winds, heavy rain and even snow.
We're pausing our updates for now. Before we go, here's the latest state of play.
Weather warnings
Three weather warnings remain in place in the UK until midnight.
A yellow wind warning for the South West of England and West Wales expired at 4pm, and an amber warning for wind in Northern Ireland was cancelled early.
Here's a breakdown of where the remaining warnings are and how long they last:
Flood warnings and alerts
The last remaining severe flood warning has now ended.
It was in place for locations near the Upper Dorset Frome in Dorchester, with low-lying roads being the most affected.
A severe flood warning means that flooding could cause danger to life and significant disruption to communities.
There are still more than 90 flood warnings and more than 260 flood alerts in place.
These numbers are likely to adjust through the night, but you can see the full list of warnings and alerts here.
While the yellow weather warning may have expired in southwest England, this drone footage from Devon shows the drastic scale of flooding Storm Chandra has caused...
The worst of Storm Chandra might be out the way, but there are still weather warnings in place as the week goes on.
Let's take a look ahead to what we can expect tomorrow.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice covering most of Northern Ireland.
It kicks in at 3am and lasts through the morning until 10am.
Elsewhere, a yellow warning for ice stretches from central Scotland down to the southeast of England, lasting from midnight until 10am.
Ice warnings are in place for a number of regions across the UK, and will likely impact those looking to jump in their car for their morning commute.
The AA has put together a series of tips for clearing your car of ice and snow, as well as explaining the things you should avoid doing.
"Most people know not to use boiling water on their windscreen, with only 2% of people we asked saying they do this," the motoring organisation said.
"But our survey found that young people (aged 18-24) are more than twice as likely to use boiling water as the general population. One in 20 risk a cracked windscreen by pouring boiling water on it."
The advice goes on: "Glass expands quickly when hot or even warm water touches it. But it'll contract quickly too as it cools down in the cold air. That flexing can make the glass crack even if you're using lukewarm water – especially if it had small chips or cracks already."
The AA also advises people not to fall for online hacks like putting hot water in a sandwich bag (the melted water will likely refreeze, apparently) or rubbing half a potato on the inside on your windscreen (who is doing this?)
Instead, it suggests following five steps:
Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure has urged drivers to remain cautious this evening during Storm Chandra.
Despite the Met Office ending its amber wind warning early (see 18.46 post), the department says it remains valid until 9pm tonight for the countries of Antrim, Down and Derry.
As of 4pm today, 288 incidents of obstructions and fallen trees or branches on the roads have been reported.
The department says there's been an "exceptional" amount of rainfall in some areas, with more than 490 calls received relating to flooding.
"It is at times like this that the work carried out by public servants for our communities, which often goes unseen, really comes to the fore," infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins says.
"Please take extra care if you must travel and give yourself extra time to get to your destination. When driving, reduce your speed due to the possibility of surface water and obstructions and avoid driving through flood water.
"Please adhere to any temporary road signs or lights put in place to keep you and other road users safe."
The post below shows how transport has been impacted by Storm Chandra in Northern Ireland today...
We've been bringing you pictures from Wexford in Ireland throughout the day after the River Slaney burst its banks and caused widespread flooding.
Here's an aerial view of the flooding, showing roads and cars completely submerged.
The last remaining severe flood warning has ended.
It was in place for locations near the Upper Dorset Frome in Dorchester, with low-lying roads most affected.
A severe flood warning means that flooding could cause danger to life and significant disruption to communities.
There are still more than 80 flood warnings and more than 250 flood alerts in place.
These numbers are likely to adjust through the evening, but you can see the full list of warnings and alerts here.
After hearing 'Storm Chandra' you may be wondering how the weather systems get their names.
They're selected by the Met Office, the UK's national meteorological service, in partnership with Ireland's meteorological service, Met Éireann and Dutch national weather forecasting service KNMI.
The three make up the western storm naming group and have been naming storms since 2015.
The list runs from early September until the following August, to coincide with the start of autumn. It is around this time that the potential for storms severe enough to be named increases.
Names run alphabetically, with the letters Q, U, X, Y and Z missed out to keep in line with the US National Hurricane Centre naming conventions.
The Met Office says several factors are considered before a name makes it to the list, including:
Storms are given a name when they are deemed to have the potential to cause medium or high impacts in the UK, Ireland or the Netherlands.
The impact of strong winds is the primary factor considered, but additional issues from rain or snow are also looked at.
An amber weather warning for wind that was in place in Northern Ireland has been cancelled early by the Met Office.
The warning stretched across the northern and eastern parts of the country and had been due to expire at 9pm tonight.
Three other yellow warnings remain in place:
These are the latest pictures reaching us from Northern Ireland, where cars have been braving the drive through water in the town of Newtownards.
A reminder, Northern Ireland is under yellow and amber warnings for wind and rain - you can see the full list of warnings in our 16.00 post.
The head of hospitality at a farm in Devon had a rather unusual commute to work this morning.
George Dart jumped in a canoe with his sisters and their dog and paddled across the fields from Topsham to the family farm... and still made it in time for their 9am start.
Dart tells presenter Barbara Serra the area is actually a floodplain and it gets "as bad as this once every 15 years".
"We get a couple thousand visitors a day but today it was two or three hundred," he says.
"Our deliveries and staff can't get to work so we've had to close two of our three restaurants, but the rest of our place was open."
He adds that the effect of the flooding brought a "little bit of COVID spirit, where everyone was feeling adventurous and in survival mode".
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