Back to Scotland, the River Dulnain in the village of Carrbridge, Badenoch and Strathspey is experiencing high water levels at the Packhorse Bridge, the oldest bridge in the Scottish Highlands.

Carrbridge is served by the Highland Main Line train service which has been closed due to high winds and rain.

The north west and central area of the Scottish Highlands are expected to be worst hit by rainfall through the day with a Met Office amber alert running from 00:00 until 17:00.

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BBC Wales News

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Some of the traditional New Year’s Day dips planned around Wales have been cancelled due to a wet and windy forecast.

The mayor of Newport in Pembrokeshire took to social media to announce the town’s event would be cancelled, adding: “As the tide will be out we would have to swim from the beach and the wind and gusts have made it too dangerous.”

Yellow weather warnings are in place for both wind and rain over the next few days, which was cited by the Saint Brides Inn in Haverfordwest as it cancelled its charity swim for 1 January.

“With the high winds, big swells and heavy rain coming in, we do not want to put anybody at risk of injury,” it says.

Meanwhile the St Davids Penknife Club also called off its New Year’s Day swim at Whitesands Bay due to safety concerns with the weather warnings.

But it added its quiz at The Farmers Arms, St Davids is still going ahead.

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BBC Wales News

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A New Year's Eve firework display to mark 1500 years since the founding of the city of Bangor in North Wales has been cancelled because of the weather.

The event was due to take place at Garth Pier in the city at 9pm, but a statement from the pier said it had been cancelled "on safety grounds due to adverse weather forecast".

Bangor is the oldest city in Wales, and was founded in the year 525 by Saint Deiniol, who set up a monastery which went on to become the city's cathedral.

Another firework display in the nearby town of Beaumaris on Anglesey at midnight has also been cancelled because of the weather.

A statement from the organisers said: "With no signs of improvement in the weather forecast, the decision to cancel the New Year's Fireworks was taken between the Beaumaris Bonfire committee and Merlin Fireworks."

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Forecasters have warned wind gusts of up to 75mph (120km/h) could cause disruption across Wales today.

Up to 40mm (1.6in) is expected fairly widely, with up to 80mm (3.2in) across hills, it said.

Gusts of up to 65mph (105km/h) are likely around coasts and hills, with 60mph (100km/h) gusts likely fairly widely inland.

If you're only just joining us, here's a quick look at the Met Office's weather warnings currently in place across the UK:

• A yellow persistent snow warning is in place for New Year's Eve for the Orkney and Shetland Islands which may impact travel
• Persistent rain will turn to snow through the evening and overnight for northwest Scotland, with a yellow warning in place until 04:00GMT tomorrow - blizzard conditions are possible, especially for Sutherland and Caithness
• In addition to a yellow rain and snow warning, the area covering Fort William, Aviemore and Inverness also has an amber rain warning is in place until 17:00GMT with property flooding possible
• Across southern Scotland and northeast England, a yellow wind warning is in place until 23:00GMT with gusts of up to 60mph (97km/h), reaching 70mph (113km/h) in some exposed areas
• Strong westerly winds across the north and east of Northern Ireland sees a yellow wind warning until 14:00GMT with gusts of up to 50mph (80km/h) expected
• A yellow rain warning comes into effect from 15:00GMT today until 11:00GMT tomorrow across Wales and parts of northern England with a chance of flooding in some areas. Strong south-westerly winds are also expected with rain forecast to clear slowly southwards on News Year's Day morning

The A832 from Fortrose to Avoch, Black Isle has been closed following a landslide at about 08:30, affecting both sides of the road.

Police Scotland says the road is likely to remain closed for some time and advise motorists to plan ahead and follow diversions.

Kevin Peachey
Cost of living correspondent

People who have made a holiday of the new year celebrations will be disappointed, and may have relatively few options when it comes to financial compensation.

Organisers of the outdoor Hogmanay events in Edinburgh will be contacted by the organisers regarding refunds.

The consumer group Which? said people may need to rely on travel insurance, if they have it, for wider costs if they had planned to go to events which have been cancelled across the country.

“Check your travel insurance to see if it'll cover you for cancelled events, as you may be able to recover the cost of any unused transport or accommodation as a result of the celebrations being called off,” says Lisa Webb, from Which?.

Any train, plane, or coach travel cancelled owing to the bad weather should result in refunds of fares.

And in another blow to New Year's Eve travel plans, gale force winds have forced the cancellation of two Irish Sea ferries today.

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company confirmed the 08:45 GMT service sailing from Isle of Man's capital Douglas to Heysham in Lancashire had been suspended as winds of up to 55mph (88km/h) were expected to hit the island.

The 14:15 GMT Heysham to Douglas service has also been cancelled, the ferry operator said.

The main railway line in the Highlands has been shut down due to heavy rain and dangerous water levels.

Network Rail said water levels were "well above safe limits" for trains to run, posting footage on social media of fast-flowing water spilling onto train tracks around Kingussie.

The north west and central Highlands are expected to be worst hit by heavy downpours, with a Met Office amber alert running from 00:00 until 17:00.

• You can read more about the ongoing disruptions in our story

National Rail says amber and yellow weather warnings for rain, snow and wind across the UK may impact services until Thursday 2 January.

In a statement issued this morning, the rail operator says the weather is forecast "to be the worst today, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day" and advises customers to check their trips before they travel, external.

Currently, only ScotRail services are impacted by speed restrictions, with services either cancelled, delayed or revised.

In its latest update in the last hour, the company said the line between Dingwall and Inverness is closed "due to heavy rain flooding" while services between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh "will be cancelled, delayed or revised".

BBC's Matt Taylor warns of persistent rain in many areas before a colder note kicks off 2025.

He says Arctic air coming down from the north will see widespread frost and ice on Thursday morning, and while it will be bright and sunny, it will feel cold in the wind.

As bad weather continues to batter the UK ahead of 2025's arrival, another two fireworks displays scheduled for New Year's Day have been postponed.

Lowestoft, Suffolk, locals now have to wait until Saturday 4 January for the pyrotechnics' show because of the strong winds forecast today.

Claremont Pier was due to host a funfair, food stalls, live music from midday to 18:15 GMT tomorrow, with two fireworks displays - one at 16:00 and another at 18:00 - but the same event will now happen a few days later.

"While this change may require some adjustments, our commitment to safety and enjoyment remains our top priority," a spokesperson for the event at the pier said.

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BBC News Online

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A fireworks display to celebrate New Year's Eve in Newcastle and Gateshead has been cancelled due to severe weather.

The displays had been due to be held on the Quayside at 18:00 GMT and midnight but organisers Newcastle City Council said strong and gusty winds made them too risky.

A spokesman said it was a "tough" decision but "safety always comes first", adding: "We hope everyone can still find ways to safely welcome 2025 with family and friends."

A yellow warning for wind is in place, external until 23:00 GMT with the Met Office urging people to take care.

The council spokesman said: "The forecast has made it clear that continuing would pose risks to those attending, as well as our event teams working on-site.

"We understand how disappointing this news will be for both residents and visitors, including those who've travelled to our city."

Nikki Berry
BBC Weather

New Year's Eve will be a windy day for much of the UK with the strongest winds across the north of the UK during the daytime where yellow warnings are in place.

The rain across northern Scotland will become more showery and any snow will be confined to Shetland where several more centimetres look likely.

Meanwhile, the band of rain across southern Scotland and Northern Ireland will gradually clear southwards to move across northern England and north Wales by this afternoon. To the south of this, breezy and rather cloudy but with some brighter intervals.

Tonight the band of rain will stall across northern England and Wales where it will become heavy and persistent, especially over the hills.

Southern England should stay largely dry and relatively mild overnight but will become increasingly windy.

Showery rain will move slowly south across Scotland with increasingly cold air being pulled in on north-easterly winds and, consequently, the showers in the north will turn increasingly to sleet and snow over high ground.

However, the winds will ease somewhat across the northern half of the UK during the night.

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A little earlier, acting cabinet secretary for net zero Gillian Martin told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme she is confident that everything that can be done has been done to keep people safe.

She says that the weather hasn't been "particularly worse than we'd expect for this time of year".

However, she adds "it's important that people know the rainfall is still quite bad. We have to remain aware of what's happening in our own situations, particularly around the River Spey (in the northeast)".

"If you’ve got plans to travel for Hogmanay, keep an eye on the weather warnings because it might not be as easy to get to places that you might have planned to go to," she adds.

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The organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations says the cancellation of the outdoor event is a "huge disappointment" but weather conditions in the nation's capital make it impossible for crews to set up key infrastructure.

Unique Assembly, which runs the event on behalf of the City of Edinburgh council says staff behind-the-scenes need to have time and safe conditions to prepare the city to welcome an expected 50,000 people.

Unique Assembly director Al Thomson told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Without that infrastructure, it's just not safe to proceed.

"The scale of Edinburgh's Hogmanay and the street party itself requires hundreds and hundreds of staff and infrastructure to make the party happen so all those things that happen behind the scenes in the 36 hours before the event, before we even open the gates.

"If we can’t have weather where we can work safely to build that, it’s just not safe to do."

Back to Scotland now, where Gillian Smart has the latest forecast as amber and yellow Met Office warnings take effect.

The north west and central Highlands are expected to be worst hit by heavy downpours.

If the bad weather is affecting you or if it's going to disrupt your New Year's Eve plans, you can share your story with us:

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Organisers have postponed a gathering of more than 1,000 classic and modern sports cars in Weybridge, Surrey, due to a weather warning.

The New Year's Day Classic Gathering, held at Brooklands Museum, has previously attracted more than 7,000 people.

But forecasts of stormy conditions, including strong gusts, have forced organisers to reschedule the event to 4 January.

Tickets remain valid for the new date, organisers said.

• You can find out more about the cancellation in our story

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Charity fundraising events in Dorset including a race in handmade boats in Poole quay and a sea dip in Lyme Regis have also been called off.

The Rotary Club of Lyme Regis, organisers of the annual charity Lyme Lunge sea dip which had been set to take place off on the sandy beach from 13:00 said: "I think you will all agree that we must put the safety of Lungers first."

Announcing the cancellation of the fireworks which had been set for 18:00 on Wednesday, Sandown Carnival said: "Safety comes first and we regret having to take this decision".

Organisers of the Bathtub Race, Classic Cars On The Quay, said: "It is with a broken heart after the latest set of weather forecasts for New Year's Day and along with advice from the Poole Quay Harbour Master it has been decreed unsafe for not only the Bathtub Race but the classic car and vintage vehicle event due to heavy rain and gale force winds."