Ophelia (category 2 hurricane) is coming. It's the 10th straight Atlantic named storm to become a hurricane in 2017. Ophelia is expected to pass to the Azores on saturday (oct 14). After that, Ophelia will become a post-tropical cyclone. Waht can we exprect in Ireland and the U.K.?
Ophelia - location. Where is hurricane Ophelia?
The center of Ophelia will pass near or southeast of the southeastern Azores by early Sunday. Hurricane is expected to weaken some while it tracks near Ireland. Early next week Ophelia will bring strong winds and heavy rains in Ireland and in United Kingdom.
Hurricane Ophelia - location on weather map. Ophelia path
You can track Ophelia location on this live wind map:
www.windy.com
Very strong winds are forecast to affect western parts of the UK during Monday.Southerly winds are most likely to gust between 55 and 65 mph across much of the warning area with the potential for gusts of 80 mph in coastal areas, particularly in Northern Ireland
Cat. 2 Hurricane Ophelia:
5:00 AM AST Sat Oct 14
- Location: 33.9°N 28.6°W
- Moving: ENE at 24 mph
- Min pressure: 971 mb
- Max sustained: 100 mph
Ophelia in UK. Weather warning
Met Office warning:
"Very strong winds are forecast to affect western parts of the UK during Monday.Southerly winds are most likely to gust between 55 and 65 mph across much of the warning area with the potential for gusts of 80 mph in coastal areas, particularly in Northern Ireland".
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