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is also expected over parts of southeast Scotland and northeast England later on Tuesday through to Wednesday.   Further warnings are possible until mid-week as rain falls on already wet ground, but then the risk of flooding should reduce.   Will ex-Hurricane Kirk affect us?   We have been keeping

, while the second storm will be ‘female’ and named Bronagh,  following the alternating male/female pattern established by the US National Hurricane Center in the 1970’s.  Evelyn Cusack, Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann, said: “The last 12 months have seen some extreme weather around the Globe as well

in natural climate forcings (volcanic and solar activity). Retrospective decadal predictions with DePreSys show improvements over uninitialised forecasts, including global average temperature and Atlantic hurricane frequency. Key aims To improve understanding of mechanisms of decadal variability

to be prepared for the effects of weather and climate change on them and their communities. Find out more at www.metoffice.gov.uk/schools © Crown Copyright 2021, Met Office 01739 5 Exploring extreme weather | Extreme weather Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating

crisis we also work closely with the UK government, providing weather and climate advice to support humanitarian response efforts. The 2017 hurricane season started with four major storms - Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria – and our expertise was critical in supporting the UK government in their response

. To the west of the low, pressure rose rapidly leaving a big differential in pressure, which can be seen in the tightly drawn isobars of the chart below. A synoptic chart for the Great Storm of 1987 Was the storm a hurricane? Many people remember the words of BBC weather forecaster Michael Fish

© Crown Copyright 2021, Met Office 01739 5 Exploring extreme weather | Extreme weather Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms, with very strong winds and thunderstorms. Each year several make landfall and can cause considerable damage to property

“typhoon” is used for storms that form in the north-west Pacific Ocean, but similar systems are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic and north-east Pacific, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and south-west Pacific. Despite the different names, these storms all result from the same meteorological

at www.metoffice.gov.uk/schools © Crown Copyright 2022, Met Office Mitigating extreme weather risks Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms, with very strong winds and thunderstorms. Each year several make landfall and can cause considerable damage

: Will Hurricane Erin affect UK weather? Is Hurricane Erin heading for the UK? “UK set to be hit by rain and wind as Hurricane Erin moves across Atlantic,” suggests another headline. What our forecast says: Hurricane Erin, currently a category three storm, is not forecast to make direct landfall in the UK