BBC Weather app forecasts hurricane force winds

In Edinburgh, the glitch suggested winds speed would be 17,246mph. In Belfast, it was suggested gusts would reach 14,398mph, and in Cardiff winds were said to be 12,585mph.

Meanwhile, Truro in Cornwall was displaying wind speeds of 16,309mph and they were said to be 15,227 in Liverpool.

In reality, on Thursday there will be rain and drizzle in the south of the country and blustery showers near the east coast.

Wind gusts will reach a maximum of 30mph in Aberdeen, according to the Met Office, but not hurricane force winds like Florida is currently experiencing.

Hurricanes are powerful storms which develop in warm tropical ocean waters and never reach the UK.

They require sustained winds near the surface of at least 74 mph, according to the Met Office. In a category 5 hurricane, the most severe on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, winds can reach over 157mph.

Hurricane Milton is battering Florida after making landfall, bringing tornadoes, floods, and the risk of storm surges.

More than two million homes and businesses are without power, and there have been “a number of deaths” reported on the Atlantic coast