Hurricane Erin could bring end to UK dry spell with rain after bank holiday weekend
Upgraded to category four on Monday, the hurricane is threatening to bring severe storms and waves to the Caribbean and the east coast of the US in the coming days.
This atmospheric activity is likely to bring a 'changeable' period of weather to the UK in the coming days, the Met Office 's long-term forecast said, especially in the North and West.
Independent forecasters predicted that countrywide rain could begin to hit the country from Wednesday 27 August, with storms stretching as far as 600 miles as most of the nation is hit. At its heaviest this rain could reach around 5mm an hour, but most regions will see between 0.2 and 3mm.
The Met Office said the chance of widely wetter and windier weather like storms developing is 'small', but admits it is 'highly uncertain' at this stage.
The cause of the uncertainty is the area of low pressure that Hurricane Erin will send towards the UK from across the Atlantic. This leads to unsettled weather conditions, while high pressure causes settled and fine weather conditions.
Brits will likely enjoy fine and dry weather owing to high pressure over the bank holiday, which will be 'increasingly eroded' by the low pressure from the West in the following days, the Met Office said.
After Hurricane Erin has travelled northwards, past the eastern side of Canada, 'it's likely to push its way across the Atlantic,' said Alex Burkill from the Met Office.
This can 'really play havoc with the forecast confidence for what's going to happen as we go through next week', he added. Forecasts are likely to become clearer in the coming days.
The UK has seen back-to-back heatwaves this summer, as European nations across the continent also grapple with high heat.
In the coming week, dry weather is set to continue for most of the UK following last week's high heats. Parts of the country could see temperatures reach 27C on Monday and Tuesday.
A northeasterly breeze means northern and eastern parts of the UK will be cooler on these days, reaching the low 20s.
The continued dry spell comes after officials warned England was suffering from 'nationally significant' water shortfalls, despite rain in July.
Sunday's highest temperature was 27.7C in Somerset, while West Sussex and Inverness in Scotland also reached 27C.
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