The once Category 5 major Hurricane Lorenzo is now a post-tropical cyclone, but according to the latest update from the NHC, Lorenzo has maximum sustained wind speeds of 80mph. The Met Office issued a statement this morning at 10.58 (UTC), where they said Storm Lorenzo (named after the hurricane is started as) will “contain the remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo”. However, the storm is not forecast to impact London, and is instead forecast to track across Ireland on Thursday, “bringing the strongest winds and heaviest rain to the Republic of Ireland.”
A number of weather warnings have been issued for other parts of the UK, including parts of the South West, south-west Wales and Northern Ireland.
Additional warnings have also been issued for the Republic of Ireland.
Andy Page, Chief Meteorologist with the Met Office, said: “By the time Storm Lorenzo reaches our latitudes it will be a low-pressure system that we’re accustomed to seeing at this time of year, but our partner Met Éireann is expecting impacts from the strong winds and heavy rain to affect the Republic of Ireland.
“Across much of the rest of the UK we’re anticipating the impacts will be minimal, but we have issued yellow wind warnings for Northern Ireland and parts of south west England and south Wales.”
Mr Page added: “At the moment the strongest winds are expected in western Ireland, with a risk of coastal gales developing in Northern Ireland on Thursday and south Wales and south-west England on Friday.
“Storm Lorenzo will also bring a spell of heavy rain to much of the UK mainly during Thursday night and the first half of Friday.
“Our advice is to pay close attention to the weather forecast over the next couple of days and to keep an eye out for any weather warnings that may be issued in your area.”
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What weather warnings are in place for Storm Lorenzo?
The Met Office said this morning at 10.58 (UTC) that the “low-pressure system is forecast to reach storm thresholds for the Republic of Ireland, but not elsewhere in the UK”.
As of the Met Office’s update this morning, a number of weather warnings have been issued for parts of the UK and Ireland over the coming week.
The Met Office has issued a Yellow wind warning for parts of Northern Ireland from 3pm to 10pm on Thursday.
Another Yellow wind warning has been issued for Cornwall and most of Devon, as well as coastal parts of south-west Wales – running from 4am to 4pm on Friday.
Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service, has issued an Orange wind warning for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick, which runs from 6pm on Thursday to 3am on Friday.
Met Éireann have also issued a Yellow warning for wind for Ireland between 9am on Thursday and 6am on Friday.
A Yellow rainfall warning has also been issued for Ireland, for spells of heavy rain (in excess of 50mm in parts of the west and northwest) and potential flooding.
This yellow rainfall warning is in place between 9am on Thursday and 9am on Friday.