Britain will be battered by wind and rain next week as Hurricane Erin blows across the Atlantic after 24C Bank Holiday weekend
The major category 3 hurricane is currently 675 miles southwest of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 120mph, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
The system is forecast to remain out in the ocean, then the remnants could be seen in the UK by late Sunday - bringing big waves to the country's east coast.
The Met Office said there is a risk of rain developing and then the weather is expected to turn increasingly unsettled by the early to middle part of next week.
Windy weather could be accompanied by heavy downpours, with forecasters monitoring it to decide whether to issue any rain warning nearer to the time.
The wet conditions are set to end a period of dry weather for much of the country, with the UK on track for one of its hottest summers on record.
Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said: 'Any remnants of the hurricane aren't expected to have an impact on the UK until early next week. There's uncertainty how it will play out. From late on Sunday the uncertainty starts to kick in.
'There's a risk of some rain developing, a potential that then things will turn increasingly unsettled.
'It's likely becoming more unsettled early to middle part of next week. At this stage we can't be too firm on the details.'
Mr Petagna said wet and windy weather is forecast, and the UK 'could well see some heavy rain'.
He added: 'We may need some rainfall warnings further down the line, but it's too early to say.'
In the lead-up to the weekend, inland and western areas will see sunny spells today, potentially reaching 25C, the Met Office said.
Eastern coastal regions will remain cloudy, and light rain or drizzle will move south or south-west across northern and eastern Scotland, later reaching North East England.
South West England will continue to see a chance of showers, some of which may be thundery.
Tomorrow will bring dry weather to the UK and sunny spells will develop widely, with a very low risk of heavy and possibly thundery showers in the far south and south-west early in the day.
Daytime temperatures will be near normal for most areas, although it will feel cool near some North Sea coasts.
Thursday will begin cool note, especially in the northeast of Scotland, where light showers may persist. Elsewhere, dry and bright conditions will dominate.
Temperatures will range from the mid-teens in the north to low 20s in southern regions. The evening will be noticeable cooler and possibly chilly by Friday morning.
Friday will be a dry and pleasant day, with sunny spells lifting temperatures to around 24C in the sunniest locations.
Into the bank holiday weekend, high pressure will continue to dominate, bringing settled and fine weather for Saturday and into Sunday with highs of 24C again.
But weak areas of low pressure in the Atlantic may begin to encroach on western parts of the UK later in the weekend, potentially bringing showers.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Stephen Kocher said: 'A key feature to watch in the coming days is Hurricane Erin, which is currently a category three storm to the east of the Bahamas.
'We are closely watching Erin's track, with the possibility of the UK feeling the effects of what would then be ex-hurricane Erin at some point next week, bringing an area of low pressure to the UK and more unsettled conditions.
'This is still a week away however, so there is lots of uncertainty in the forecast, but it is possible we could see some wet and windy weather for the last week of August.
'We'll be keeping a close eye on the movements of Hurricane Erin over the coming days and updating our forecasts accordingly.'
It comes after the summer has been marked by persistent warm temperatures even outside the four heatwaves which have hit the country, with June and July both seeing well above-average conditions.
With two weeks to go until the end of the meteorological summer, conditions could still shift.
But the season's overall warmth and consistently above-average temperatures mean it could rank among the UK's warmest in records dating back to 1884.
Provisional figures from the Met Office show that the UK's average temperature from June 1 to August 17 stands at 16.2C, some 1.6C above the average temperature.
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