London braced for strong winds and heavy rain as forecasters warn Hurricane Maria could hit UK this weekend

Londoners have been warned to expect strong winds and wet weather this weekend
Jeremy Selwyn
Sean Morrison @seanmorrison_26 September 2017

Hurricane Maria could hit the UK this weekend, forecasters have warned.

The Met Office said the potential effects will be “far from” what those experienced in the Caribbean, but added weather systems like Maria can bring strong winds and heavy rain.

Foggy nights alongside wet and windy spells will dominate this week heading into the weekend, but forecasters advised “keeping an eye” on updates on the hurricane’s potential impacts.

Meteorologists are currently watching the progress of hurricanes Lee and Maria as they take curved tracks across the North Atlantic.

And a Met Office spokesman told the Standard it is “unclear” at this stage how Maria will affect the UK, but said London could expect strong winds and heavy rain this weekend.

Both Lee and Maria are weakening, but even so there is potential for them to impact the weather in the UK.

Frank Saunders, duty chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "Ex-Maria is likely to impact our weather towards the end of the weekend and into the beginning of next week.

"However, it is important to say that any weather impacts will be far from those experienced in the Caribbean.

He added: "Ex-Maria will still contain tropical air brought north and it is this air which has the potential to affect our weather. Our waters are far too cool to sustain an actual hurricane."

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