The UK is being hit by another storm this weekend bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and snow to parts of the country.

But it's not just the storm that is causing a stir, Britons are confused about what the storm is being called.

Following previous storms Dennis and Ciara which hit the UK in the past month, the next storm was due to be called Ellen according to the list of names for the 2019/2020 storm season published by the UK's national weather service, the Met Office.

But the Met Office is using the name Jorge instead, which was named by the Spanish meteorological service Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) - part of the south-west Europe storm-naming group - on Thursday.

Explaining the situation, the Met Office said: "It is convention for all other national meteorological services to then use that name when referring to the area of low pressure."

"As such, the system has not been named Ellen but will align with our European partners and be referred to as 'Jorge'," it said.

The Met Office also added that the name should be "pronounced 'Hor-hay'," rather than the English equivalent, George.

Despite the quips by Brits on social media, the Met Office said in its statement that "the fact that the system may have a different name than some expected should not influence their response,"

"The weather over the weekend could have impacts due to the strong winds and those in the warning areas should take the advice of local emergency services seriously," it added.

Yellow weather warnings were put in place across the majority of the UK on Saturday and Sunday.

Scotland was placed on alert for potentially heavy snowfall being a hazard in parts that could see accumulations of 20 – 30 cm of snow.

Heavy rain alerts were also issued, with parts of Wales, south-west England and north-west England expected to be the hardest-hit. The Met Office said some isolated parts of Wales could see as much as 100 mm of rainfall.

South Wales declared a critical incident on Saturday as emergency services were working to ensure safety.

The Irish Meteorological Service, Met Éireann, issued red weather warnings on Saturday for severe winds in areas including Galway and Clare. It also warned of a risk of flooding in parts of the country, in what has already been one of the wettest Februarys on record.

The west coast of Ireland saw blizzard conditions early on Saturday as heavy snowfall and strong winds banded together.

Storm Jorge is the third storm to hit the UK and Ireland this month after storms Dennis and Ciara caused widespread damage in parts. In the UK, storm Dennis resulted in the death of five people.

The Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Frank Saunders said: "Storm Jorge is not expected to bring wind gusts as strong as Storms Ciara or Dennis, but it will still bring gusts of 60 to 70 mph in some exposed locations during the warning period, which ends at midday on Sunday." He added that further flooding is possible as rain falls on already saturated ground.

Many parts of the country, especially in the Midlands and the west, are still recovering from flooding caused by storm Dennis and the aftermath of the damage to homes and businesses.

In the mid-northwest English county of Shropshire, an emergency evacuation took place after the River Severn burst its banks on Friday. With Storm Jorge bringing more rain, engineers worked around the clock to repair damaged flood defences and prevent further damage.

The British government has come under fire for its response to the recent floods, as the environment secretary George Eustice was criticized for not meeting with those left homeless by the floods in Ironbridge in Shropshire.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that flood defence was a "massive issue" for the UK promising to spend another £4 billion（$5 bn） to address concerns. But the British PM declined to confirm whether he would visit those affected.