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Hurricane Bertha: Storm to miss the UK with path set to take it to northern France | |
(about 20 hours later) | |
No need to batten down the hatches - post-tropical storm Bertha is likely to miss the UK, forecasters have said. | No need to batten down the hatches - post-tropical storm Bertha is likely to miss the UK, forecasters have said. |
It was thought that the hurricane could barrel through the Caribbean before downgrading to a post-tropical cyclone and then sweep across the Atlantic bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain. | It was thought that the hurricane could barrel through the Caribbean before downgrading to a post-tropical cyclone and then sweep across the Atlantic bringing with it strong winds and heavy rain. |
However, the storm's path has since changed and it is now heading for northern France and, at most, could clip the east of the UK on Sunday. | However, the storm's path has since changed and it is now heading for northern France and, at most, could clip the east of the UK on Sunday. |
It is continually weakening and is expected to hit the very south of the UK as a low pressure system, leaving the country without having to battle “any serious impacts from ex Bertha,” the Met Office said. | It is continually weakening and is expected to hit the very south of the UK as a low pressure system, leaving the country without having to battle “any serious impacts from ex Bertha,” the Met Office said. |
Last weekend, it left thousands of homes without power as it swirled over Puerto Rico and into the eastern region of the Dominican Republic with gusts of more than 90mph. | Last weekend, it left thousands of homes without power as it swirled over Puerto Rico and into the eastern region of the Dominican Republic with gusts of more than 90mph. |
“At the moment the majority of forecasts from those models suggest ex Bertha will track to the south of the UK as a relatively weak low pressure system,” a spokesperson for the Met Office said. | “At the moment the majority of forecasts from those models suggest ex Bertha will track to the south of the UK as a relatively weak low pressure system,” a spokesperson for the Met Office said. |
“In fact it's debatable whether this is even ex Bertha, as the storm declines to such an extent as it comes across the Atlantic that it fragments. | “In fact it's debatable whether this is even ex Bertha, as the storm declines to such an extent as it comes across the Atlantic that it fragments. |
One of Bertha's predicted routes “Some of the warm air which it drags across then leads to a new weak low which generates an area of heavy rain.” | One of Bertha's predicted routes “Some of the warm air which it drags across then leads to a new weak low which generates an area of heavy rain.” |
Though Bertha won’t be smacking into the UK this weekend, miserable weather is still on the horizon for Sunday with windy weather likely alongside showers and long spells of rain. | Though Bertha won’t be smacking into the UK this weekend, miserable weather is still on the horizon for Sunday with windy weather likely alongside showers and long spells of rain. |
“While there remains a good deal of uncertainty about the weather on Sunday, it currently looks as if it will be fairly unsettled with some rain and breezy conditions – but nothing too unusual for the time of year,” the Met Office said on its blog. | “While there remains a good deal of uncertainty about the weather on Sunday, it currently looks as if it will be fairly unsettled with some rain and breezy conditions – but nothing too unusual for the time of year,” the Met Office said on its blog. |
“It’s worth noting that it’s likely that the south east of England will see some heavy rain on Friday, which is not part of Bertha.” | “It’s worth noting that it’s likely that the south east of England will see some heavy rain on Friday, which is not part of Bertha.” |
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