Hurricane Humberto could trigger a ‘classic’ storm in Britain this weekend after it leaves the Caribbean and US.
Category 4 Humberto was gaining strength in the Caribbean on Monday morning and could trigger Storm Amy in the UK from Thursday or Friday.
The UK currently lies ‘right in the eye’ of the storm, which could bring 100mph winds and heavy rainfall, a weather expert has warned.
Will Hurricane Humberto hit the UK?
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The Hurricane Humerto forecast suggests Storm Amy could hit Northern Ireland on Thursday or Friday.
It could then tear through the rest of the UK from Friday through to Sunday, a meteorologist has said.
The Met Office has also issued a yellow weather warning for Scotland from Wednesday evening to Friday morning.
Jim Dale, British Weather Services meteorologist, told Metro: ‘This has got its sights tightly set on us,’ adding: ‘There are few safe harbours anywhere in the UK’.
He continued: ‘We could be looking at up to 100mph gusts on exposed coasts and hills and 60mph elsewhere depending on where the centre of it goes.’
‘100mph [brings] trees down and damages buildings and at 60mph we’re still in a state of structural damage. It’s all in the melting pot,’ he added.
The storm currently looks set to travel south, then southeasterly, then westerly, then north-westerly, Jim said.
He stressed that nothing is certain right now but warned Brits that it was better to be ‘forewarned and forearmed’.
The UK could see heavy rainfall, with up to 200 to 250 mm of rain likely to build up over a few mountains by early Friday.
Has the Met Office issued a weather warning?
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Scotland from Wednesday evening to Friday morning.
There is currently no weather warning in place for Saturday and Sunday but this could change.
The Met Office has said the UK could see ‘some very strong winds’ and ‘heavy rainfall’ although the storm’s course remained ‘uncertain’.
It said: ‘This week’s weather is shaped by a classic northwest-southeast split. While high pressure keeps the southeast settled with light winds and chilly nights, the northwest is seeing a series of frontal systems bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
‘The situation becomes more complex later in the week as tropical cyclones Humberto and Imelda currently over the southwest Atlantic influence our weather, increasing the risk of a deep low developing near the UK.
‘If this materialises, we could see some very strong winds as well as further heavy rainfall Friday into Saturday, but at this time the development and track of this system remains uncertain. We’re monitoring this closely.’
Humberto’s remnants could make landfall in Northern Ireland first, before reaching Wales, England and Scotland.
Glasgow and Bangor are likely to have the highest wind speeds, hitting roughly 70mph in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Northern Scotland, meanwhile, could see the most rain. Almost 30mm of rain is expected to fall within three hours from 4am on Saturday.
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