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• Warnings issued ahead of an unsettled end to the week

  The Atlantic jet stream, currently strengthened by the warm tropical air pushed northwards by Hurricane Ian, will drive an area of low pressure across the UK on Friday. The heaviest rain and strongest winds are expected across northern Scotland where a warning has been issued, however many

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  and there were several other fatalities at sea and on land. Wind gusts reached 65Kt (75mph) at Milford Haven and even Northolt, London recorded 52Kt (60mph). One of the most significant storms of this type in recent decades was from the remnants of Hurricane Charley on 25 to 26 August 1986. This storm failed

• How will Storm Lorenzo affect the UK?

  Our partner Met Éireann named Storm Lorenzo on Wednesday morning, (the first named storm of the 2019/2020 season named after the hurricane it started as) issuing yellow and orange wind and rain warnings for the Republic of Ireland

  runs from 04:00 to 16:00 on Friday. Storm Lorenzo will contain the remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo, which has been moving north-east through the northern Atlantic passing close to the Azores. As Lorenzo continues to move north-east it will weaken quickly and the system is expected to transition from

• Storm Aileen has officially been named

  . There is no such connection. Met Office Deputy Meteorologist Chris Tubbs said: “There are no links between the very strong winds we expect to see here in the UK and the hurricanes affecting the United States and the Caribbean at present. This system originated well north in the Atlantic Ocean, independent

• Starting the new week with an unsettled spell

  southwesterly winds. Gusts are expected to approach 50-60 mph, which could bring some coastal impacts, especially during the high spring tide.  Is Ex-hurricane Ernesto to blame?  Hurricane Ernesto - which has brought impacts to Bermuda – has now been downgraded to a Tropical Storm but may briefly regain

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  • Ministry/body mandated to issue hydrometeorological information/ warnings can lead to loss of information, loss of control in how information is communicated to public/sectors (disconnect) • Climate information is often only understood through extreme events, such as hurricanes REQUIREMENTS • Need

• Met Office deep dive: Autumn’s stormy spell and tropical influences

  to bring heavy rain to western Scotland. The combination of active weather fronts and orographic uplift (where moist air is forced up over hills and mountains) meant that rainfall totals were expected to build rapidly. READ MORE: Hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes: What’s the difference? Model data

• Further wet and windy weather to come

  Hurricane Nigel. “As Nigel moves north over the Atlantic, it gets picked up by the jet stream and moves towards the west of the UK, whilst losing its tropical characteristics. The specifics may differ by the time we get to Sunday but computer models show this area of low pressure sitting to the west

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  feedback from both the Scottish and Northern Irish governments, specifically on the granularity and accuracy of the information we provided during the storm brought to us by ex-hurricane Ophelia. The Scottish administration was able to use our forecasts to measure how the new Queensferry bridge

• Met Office 10-day trend: A tale of two halves for September

  . When considering the latest forecast, it is always important to look at what is happening on the other side of the Atlantic, and this week is no exception. Hurricane Gabrielle, which was a major hurricane, is currently tracking eastwards towards Europe. It is likely to take a southern track