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Hurricane Erin’s tail may bring wet and windy end to UK summer Hurricane Erin’s tail may bring wet and windy end to UK summer
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Met Office says thundery showers possible next week along with ‘very large waves’ off western isles of Scotland Met Office says thundery showers possible next week along with ‘very large waves’ off Western Isles in Scotland
Wet and windy weather could be on the way for the final days of the summer holidays as the tail end of Hurricane Erin may disrupt the UK’s dry spell. The last days of August in the UK could be hit by heavy wind, rain and “very large waves” if the tail end of Hurricane Erin lashes the country, the Met Office has warned.
Forecasters are tracking the potential impact of Erin, which is currently a category two storm moving eastwards across the North Atlantic, but say any effect on the UK would not happen until at least the middle of next week. Forecasters are tracking the potential impact of Erin, which is now a category 2 storm moving eastwards across the North Atlantic, but say any effect on the UK would not happen until at least the middle of next week.
The Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said: “It is too early for specific details about which parts of the country will see the windiest and wettest weather. What we can say is that it will gradually turn less hot and be more generally changeable.” Tom Morgan, a Met Office meteorologist, said it was “too early for specific details about which parts of the country will see the windiest and wettest weather” but that the weather across Britain would experience a noticeable drop in the next week.
It means there could be thundery showers from Wednesday and “more especially” on Thursday and Friday next week, at which point the weather system will officially be an ex-hurricane. “What we can say is that it will gradually turn less hot and be more generally changeable,” said Morgan.
Morgan added: “We are also likely to see some very large waves. Ex-hurricane Erin will bring quite a large swell in the sea so we could potentially see waves of 4 to 5 metres in height for the western isles of Scotland and Ireland, and so for holidaymakers going to the coast that could prove quite a hazard.” There could be thundery showers during parts of next week, with Thursday and Friday in particular more likely to be stormy. The rain, which could spread across the UK, would also bring an end to the country’s dry spell.
He said this potentially unsettled weather was still “a long way in the future” and a spell of sunshine is due over the coming days for the long bank holiday weekend in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Morgan added: “Britain is likely to see some very large waves. Ex-hurricane Erin will bring quite a large swell in the sea so we could potentially see waves of 4 to 5 metres in height for the Western Isles of Scotland and Ireland and so for holidaymakers going to the coast, that could prove quite a hazard.”
Earlier this week, Erin lost some of its strength from previous days and dropped to a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105mph, the National Hurricane Centre in Miami said. By Tuesday, it was about 650 miles (1,050km) south-west of Bermuda. However, Morgan said the potentially unsettled weather was still “a long way in the future” with spells of sunshine expected this weekend, which is a bank holiday for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Rough ocean conditions along the US east coast led to at least 60 swimmers being rescued from rip currents on Monday at Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington, North Carolina. Storm Erin has lost some strength in the past week as it moved along the east coast of North America, having previously been classified as a category 5, but has still caused more than 2,000 people to be evacuated in North Carolina and at least 60 swimmers to be rescued from rip currents at Wrightsville Beach on the state’s southern coast on Monday.
At present, UK temperatures are on the rise and could reach 24C or 25C in a few spots on Sunday across many regions, from the south of England up to the east of Scotland.
Morgan said: “It’s looking fine, dry and there will be quite a bit of warm sunshine around, particularly on Sunday and on bank holiday Monday.
“For festivals and outdoor events, the weather should not cause any disruption. It’s looking very summer-like and really pleasant to warm for most.”