Will a hurricane see off our summer?

By midweek we are expecting the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto to be influencing our weather. Tropical air will be drawn into a deep area of low pressure, so there is a Met Office warning for western Scotland where it could rain for more than 24 hours and yield up to 150mm over the mountains.

Rain is only part of the story as we are expecting unseasonably windy weather too, gusts to 60mph, which is a concern for campers and people out on boats. Gales are more unusual at this time of year and can have a greater impact as the trees are in full leaf.

This blast of autumn is expected to coincide with high spring tides too, bringing dangerous conditions to the coast with spray and large waves. The wettest and windiest weather will again be across Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England and north Wales.