A wind warning was in force for parts of the country this morning
A windy and wet day is forecast across much of the UK today as the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto hit the country.
Hurricane Ernesto ripped through the North Atlantic last week, but has now weakened to a tropical storm after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico and Bermuda without power. The UK is now seeing some of the tail end of the storm, as the humid summer air mixes with the remains of the hurricane.
Wet and windy conditions are forecast in Greater Manchester and across much of the country throughout today and into tomorrow. In our region the strong winds and light showers are set to ease off as we move into the afternoon, but more heavy downpours are forecast tonight.Showers are then forecast into Friday morning with wind gusts of up 55mph predicted.
The Met Office said the hurricane is 'part of the mix' influencing the wet and windy spell but is not causing it on its own. Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said: "What’s happening is is getting swept up into other systems and it’s bringing some extra moisture and pepping up some of those rainfall totals, and we’ve obviously got some gusty winds as well, but as an individual feature it is largely broken down.
The band of rain is expected to move eastwards throughout the day today. Unsettled weather in north-western areas of the country and generally drier conditions further south and east are set to continue into the bank holiday weekend, although showers are still likely in the latter and temperatures are expected to be slightly below average, the Met Office said.
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