It looks like the tail-end of a hurricane could be heading our way next week

Hold on to your hats, the first storm of autumn could be on the way!

A spell of very wet and windy weather, whipped up by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, is forecast to affect our weather next week.

Helene is currently a category two storm in the Atlantic Ocean and will gradually weaken over the next couple of days to become a tropical storm.

The current track is forecast to merge with the jet stream to bring a deep area of low pressure to the British Isles by Monday night.

Exact details are uncertain, but this could play a role in our weather early next week.

The Met Office hasn't issued any official rain or wind warnings yet - but worth keeping an eye on for now.

How is the weather looking this weekend?

Not great if you have outdoor plans.

Earlier this week, the Met Office and Met Éireann unvealed a list of the names of this seasons storms.

First introduced in 2015, this is the fourth year they have jointly run the ‘Name our Storms’ scheme, aimed at raising awareness of severe weather before it hits.

The first storm will be ‘male’ and named Ali, while the second storm will be ‘female’ and named Bronagh, following the alternating male/female pattern established by the US National Hurricane Center in the 1970s

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