As it moves towards the UK, the Met Office is tracking Tropical Storm ‘Wanda.
Windy conditions are expected on UK shores as the storm barrels over the Atlantic toward Britain by Monday.
The storm’s path towards Britain is shown on a map by the US National Hurricane Centre.
An image from the US National Hurricane Centre illustrates how the storm is heading towards Britain. National Hurricane Center gave Wanda her name. They use the same naming conventions as UK for naming tropical storms.
MailOnline was told by Annie Shuttleworth, Met Office Meteorologist: “Wanda has been sitting to the west side of the Azores since October and making very little progress.
“It is likely to move northeastward towards the UK over the next 24-hours, but it will lose its status as a low-pressure system, so no significant effects on the UK are anticipated from hurricane Wanda.
Wanda added, “Wanda will add moisture to a front which will move across the UK Monday.”
“The front will deliver some heavy rain in the north-western part of the UK on Monday, and light rain further south during Tuesday.
This is the most drought-prone area in the southeast. There are no weather alerts in effect for this week.
Shuttleworth stated that Wanda’s name was derived from the National Hurricane center. They use a similar system to ours for naming storms.
It is an alphabetical listing that was created by an international committee from the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation. Each year has its own list.
According to the Met Office Storm Wanda ‘will bring some persistent rainfall across north-western parts of the UK throughout Monday and some light rain at times further south throughout Tuesday’
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The Met Office predicts that Sunday will see windy conditions, particularly in northern and eastern Scotland. High gusts are possible and gales may be severe.
Although many regions will remain dry, there are some sunny periods and showers likely to occur in the Midlands.
On Monday, conditions will initially be sunny in the southeast and east. Later, clouds will form but it will still remain dry.
The weather is likely to become cloudier, windier, and rainier towards the west and north.
For Tuesday, the outlook is damp and windy with clouds and rain moving to the southeast throughout the day and blustery showers in the north.
Midweek will see cloud and rain showers in the south.
It will be windy Sunday in Scotland, particularly across the northern and eastern regions. High gusts, gales, and severe gales are possible. While many areas are expected to be dry and sunny, showers will likely occur in the Midlands and north-west. On Monday, it will be bright at first in the south and east, then turning cloudier later but remaining mainly dry. The west and north will experience cloudy and windier conditions, with the possibility of rain. On Tuesday cloud and rain will move southeast throughout the day, with showers in the north.
Aidan McGivern, Met Office forecaster, said that there would be a bright beginning to the week but an area with cloud, wind, and rain moving in from the West. It is linked to low pressure areas that are moving toward Iceland, which creates uncertainty.
This uncertainty can be attributed to Tropical Storm Wanda and Wales Online reports.
McGivern stated that Wanda may be attracted to the jetstream. If Wanda creates an energy interaction with the jetstream in a specific way, then the jetstream will increase its power.
“There’s also an area of developing low pressure in Florida, which is heading north. What we now have is basically a tropical hurricane and an area of low pressure. The jet stream will interact in complicated ways during the coming days.
These interactions determine the velocity of the jet stream by Sunday. The lows that are particularly amplified will travel slower. The lows that are flatter will travel faster.
“The uncertainty really comes down to timings. No matter when the low arrives, by the beginning of next week it will be moving to the UK’s north-west, sending rain north. However, the weather fronts that move south will become weaker.
From Tuesday, November 9 through Thursday, December 18, 2018, the Met Office long-range forecast states that: “Areas where low pressure lies to the north or northeast of the UK will present changeable autumnal situations at the start, with active rainfall bands travelling across the UK. Then, showers and dry interludes with occasional strong wind gusts will follow.
“Likely to have rainiest conditions in the northwest with stronger winds, while the brightest and driest weather will likely be found in the southeast. There are often weaker rain bands.
“Wintry showers are more likely to occur from the northwest and north towards the end, but they may also be occurring at lower elevations.
“Temperatures are generally about average during this period. However, milder interludes may be more common at the beginning and then colder interludes might increase later.