UK
weather forecast: 'Danger to life' BRUTAL Atlantic storm to SMASH
Britain in 24 HOURS
A
BRUTAL Atlantic storm will rip into Britain later this week bringing
a crashing halt to the glorious summer weather.
13
June, 2017
Powerful
60mph-plus gales and torrential downpours threaten to lash swathes of
the country from Wednesday night through Thursday.
A
deep low-pressure system currently flexing its muscles in the
Atlantic could bring the first named storm since January.
It
will also herald a change to cooler, fresher conditions as high
pressure responsible for the glorious sunshine is given the boot.
Much
of the country is in for a shock to the system as blue skies and
golden rays give way to howling gales and driving rain.
However
the dramatic slump in weather will only be a temporary blip with
summer set to blaze back after a few days, forecasters say.
While
Wednesday’s storm has not been named by the Met Office, government
forecasters say they are ‘keeping an eye’ on the charts.
If
it continues to deepen and becomes strong enough to warrant a title
it will be called ‘Hector’ following ‘Georgina’ which hit in
January.
The
Met Office however this afternoon issued a 'danger to life' warning
for Thursday.
A
yellow weather warning was issued for Scotland, Northern Ireland and
northern England for much of Thursday for large waves in coastal
regions and flying debris.
Met
Office spokesman Grahame Madge said: “We are in a period of change,
the last few days have been dominated by high pressure; this will
slip away and open the doors to conditions coming in from the
Atlantic later this week.
“Late
Wednesday into Thursday a low-pressure system will make its way
towards the UK, it could deliver some quite substantial amounts of
rain and will also bring some very strong winds to western parts of
the country, these could reach gale or even severe-gale force.
“While
coastal regions are expected to be most affected, everybody is going
to be aware of the winds on Thursday.
“We
have not issued a name for this system and while we are not going to
jump to anything at the moment as there are still a couple of days to
go, we are keeping an eye on this.”
The
change in weather will bring a fall in temperatures with blistering
heat about to be put on hold for the next week or so.
The
mercury will dip closer to average for the time of year with highs in
the upper teens or low 20Cs forecast into next week.
Mr
Madge added: “It will feel fresher than of late which might be
welcomed by some people after the very warm, humid conditions.
“The
Atlantic weather systems have finally won out over the high pressure
which will now move out of the way allowing a different weather
pattern to unfold.
“Showers
will continue into Friday and the weekend, it will be quite a
contrast compared to the recent fine weather.”
UK
weather charts show the horrifying storm hurtling across the Atlantic
and crashing into the western coast of Britain on Wednesday night.
Torrential
downpours in Scotland will heap more misery on the region after a
weekend deluge turned roads into rivers while flooding homes and
businesses.
Violent
thunderstorms unleashed more than 500 lightning strikes while
terrified witnesses reported giant hailstones hurtling from the
skies.
Britons
will enjoy one more day of calm before all hell breaks loose on
Wednesday night ahead of an almost autumnal hammering.
John
Hammond, forecaster for online weather service Weathertrending, said
stormy Atlantic weather systems will be steered into the UK by an
unusually strong jet stream.
He
said: “We’re only just into June, but it’s felt like summer for
many weeks.
“However,
payback time is about to arrive; after several weeks, the jet stream
is gearing up to sweep the westerlies back in. And with this will
come big changes.
“As
the jet stream gets stronger, so wet and windy weather will drive in
from the Atlantic.
“Northern
and western parts of the UK will be buffeted by some heavy rain and
blustery winds. It’ll feel cool too.
“For
Highland Scotland, treated to warm sunshine for so many weeks, the
honeymoon will be over.”
Despite
the miserable outlook forecasters say there is no need to put the
suncream away just yet with summer set to make a return later this
month.
Exacta
Weather’s James Madden said: “From midweek will see some changes
to the jet stream that will bring about some slightly cooler
temperatures of late and more in the way of changeable weather as low
pressure becomes the more dominant feature, particularly, in parts to
the north and west of the country.
“However,
this pattern change will only be short-lived and we can expect to see
a reversal back to largely dominant summery weather during the early
part of next week and throughout the remainder of the month.”
Scotland
could be set to experience its hottest summer in more than a decade.
The
Met Office has forecast temperatures will reach as high as 33C.
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