Hurricane Kirk threatens to batter UK with wind and rain - with some areas set for snow

Hurricane Kirk threatens to batter the UK with wind and rain next week, as forecasters warn of a snow blast with some areas to face plummeting temperatures.

The Met Office weather update, from October 10, says conditions in parts of the UK could be 'unsettled' with regular bouts of wind and rain. There also 'remains a threat of Hurricane Kirk bringing very wet and windy conditions', especially in the south.

And according to the latest Met Office forecast some higher areas of the UK could see some snow from next week.

The disruptive weather will follow from midweek brought about by the remnant of the major storm as it sweeps across the Atlantic towards northwest Europe. Hurricane Kirk is currently maintaining category 4 strength in the central North Atlantic Ocean.

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Chris Bulmer, the Met Office’s deputy chief meteorologist, said: “Kirk over the North Atlantic will lose its status as a hurricane early next week before being swept towards northwest Europe.

“The resulting low pressure system will still have the potential to bring disruptive rain and winds to some areas, including parts of the UK, from the middle of next week.”

In a long range forecast covering 9-18 October, it added: “Frequent showers, especially over southern areas, at first, will probably give way to more widespread rain and strong winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Kirk mid to late in the week.

“Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to quickly turn colder with showers, and the colder weather (perhaps some snow on Scottish mountains) will most likely gradually work its way south.

“A more settled interlude is then possible but further spells of wind and rain, again with a focus across southern areas, are likely to arrive from the west during the following week with temperatures returning to around average.”