Homes across parts of the UK have been left without electricity and transport networks continue to face disruption following the impact of Storm Dave.
While three yellow wind warnings for northern England, Scotland, and Wales were lifted several hours early on Easter Sunday as the storm moved away, residual issues persist.
Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services along Scotland’s west coast experienced cancellations and delays due to the adverse weather, while motorists encountered blocked routes from fallen trees.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) fault response teams are currently deployed across the affected areas, working to restore power to the remaining customers.
These outages are primarily concentrated in Skye, Caithness, and coastal regions of Aberdeenshire. Storm Dave made landfall on Saturday, with an amber wind warning in place for parts of northern England, north-west Wales, and southern Scotland until 3 am on Sunday., north-west Wales and southern Scotland was in place until 3am on Sunday.
#StormDave brought very strong winds to some areas overnight
— Met Office (@metoffice) April 5, 2026
Here were the top wind gusts 👇 pic.twitter.com/zV7keVKZNN
The strongest gust overnight was 93mph at Capel Curig in North Wales, while gusts of 75mph were recorded at Emley Moor in West Yorkshire and St Bees Head in Cumbria, and one of 73mph was recorded at Buchan in Aberdeenshire, the Met Office said.
Three yellow warnings across parts of northern England, Scotland and Wales had been due to remain in place until midday on Easter Sunday but were lifted by around 7.30am as the weather improved.
Marco Petagna, a Met Office spokesman, said: “The winds eased down a bit more quickly than forecast across Scotland, northern England and Wales.
“Storm Dave is pulling away and the warnings are easing more quickly than forecast so the yellow warnings were no longer warranted.”
Keep an eye out for a some egg‑stra showers if you're out hunting for Easter eggs this afternoon 🐰
— Met Office (@metoffice) April 5, 2026
Though turning largely dry for many with sunny spells 🌥️
Feeling cooler and blustery at times 🌬️ pic.twitter.com/VivVqZNGjZ
Before the severe amber weather warning was lifted, the Met Office had forecast “severe gales” across central and northern areas of the country overnight into Sunday.
There was snow in Skye and other parts of western Scotland including Inverclyde while Glasgow saw snow late in the morning on Easter Sunday and there were snow flurries elsewhere in central Scotland.
We’d love to see how the weather is treating you this Easter so send us in your Easter weather photos using #LoveUKWeather
— Met Office (@metoffice) April 5, 2026
Here's a cracking photo from @cloudmamma of a chocolate egg sitting in the snow in a very cold Inverness this morning🥚 pic.twitter.com/PwDGtIwGiq
Network Rail Scotland put speed restrictions in place on some routes, with the last of these lifting at around 8am on Sunday.
The Humber Bridge linking East Yorkshire with north Lincolnshire reopened after being closed in both directions to high-sided and vulnerable vehicles early on Sunday because of strong winds, National Highways said.
Network Rail Manchester announced rail replacement bus services would run between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester because of overnight conditions.
The Met Office’s forecast for Easter Sunday said: “Storm Dave will clear north east on Sunday morning, leaving sunshine and widespread showers across the UK.
“Northern areas will see the heaviest blustery showers and feel cold, while temperatures elsewhere stay closer to average for early April.”
As of 1pm on Sunday there was one flood warning in place in Scotland and one flood warning and 17 flood alerts in England.
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