The Met Office has issued weather warnings for Sunday evening, covering the whole of England and Wales.
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Southwesterly winds veering westerly will reach mean speeds of 60-80 km/h with gusts of 100-130km/h.
Storm Clodagh brough 60mph winds to the capital yesterday, which are now making way for relentless downpours.
The Met Office said the snow alert, affecting counties Antrim and Derry, comes into effect from 7am.
Weather warnings for flooding area also in place for Yorkshire and the Humber, while a warning for ice was also put in place for Scotland.
“We should be expecting it to stay windy with spells of rain and snow on the higher grounds”.
Fallen trees caused delays on the Northern Rail service between Carlisle and Lancaster, while the Tyne and Wear Fire & Rescue Service had to deal with at least eight weather-related incidents.
A forecaster reported: “A band of rain will move east across Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and northern England on Monday morning and afternoon”.
It may be June but the unusual wind and high winds that hit Norwich made life hard for anyone with an umbrella.
A spokeswoman for the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) said crews had been working from early morning with most homes and businesses expected to be reconnected later on Sunday.
A flurry of local authorities were forced to cancel their Christmas lights switch-on celebrations, with the list including Kilmarnock, Stoke, Maidenhead, Lichfield and Gosport.
“Parts of Scotland will see snow on higher ground, probably above 300 metres”.
A spokesman for the forecasters said: “It will be windy in the South too, with winds of 40 or 50 knots, and more in West Wales”.
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Bognor Regis, Portsmouth and parts of Ayrshire are among the areas that have suspended their festive plans because of the bad weather.
