Met Office issues Hurricane Gabrielle verdict as UK braces for wet weather
Met Office confirms wet weather forecast
- The UK is set for a wet weekend, with rain moving in from the west on Friday night and continuing through Saturday and Sunday.
- The Met Office has confirmed that Hurricane Gabrielle is not responsible for this anticipated rainfall, as its remnants will stay well to the south of the UK.
- Hurricane Gabrielle is expected to travel close to the Azores on Friday and then eastwards to the Bay of Biscay, off the coasts of France and northern Spain.
- While not directly causing the rain, the remnants of Gabrielle will remotely influence the timing and persistence of the rain band over the UK.
- Before the wet weekend, Wednesday and Thursday will be largely fine and sunny, with temperatures remaining around the seasonal average of 17C to 18C.