The remnants of Hurricane Florence could be heading for us this weekend
Here we go again... 🌧️☔💦
Last updated 20th Sep 2018
Storm Ali battered Northern Ireland yesterday, bringing severe gales, causing travel chaos, falling trees, damage to buildings and two fatalities. The peak of the storm seen a gust of 91mph at Killowen in County Down.
As the clean up operation begins, forecasters are warning the bad weather is not over yet. A deep area of low pressure whipped up by the remnants of Hurricane Florence looks set to reach our shores this weekend.
Ex-Hurricane Florence is due to merge with the jet stream, tracking north east across the Atlantic Ocean, bringing a spell of very wet and windy weather on Sunday.
The Met Office hasn't issued any official rain or wind warnings yet - but worth keeping an eye on for now.
If named, it would be the third autumn storm to hit our shores in less than a week, after Storm Bronagh later today.
NORTHERN IRELAND FIVE DAY FORECAST
Thursday - Sunny start, clouding over with rain from Storm Bronagh in the afternoon. Highs of 12-13C.
Friday - Windy with light rain at first, sunshine and clouds in the afternoon. Highs of 12-13C.
Saturday - Cloudy and settled. Highs of 12-13C.
⚠️ Sunday - Very wet and windy, gales at times, turning unsettled. Highs of 11-12C.
Monday - Sunny early then increasing cloudiness later in the day. Highs of 12-14C.
Why is the weather so stormy right now?
It has been an unusually active start to our storm season.
A strong jet stream out of Canada is responsible for the spell of unsettled weather - which is expected to stay over us until Tuesday next week, the Met Office said.
What will the next storm be called?
The third storm will be ‘male’ and named Callum, following the alternating male/female pattern established by the US National Hurricane Center in the 1970s
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.