Is Hurricane Leslie Coming Our Way? No Signs Yet ...

[Nick F]

Some media articles have been saying that Hurricane Leslie is heading to the UK, but there is no models confidently forecasting this for now.

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[Roger J Smith]

I think the confusion is that a pair of rather strong lows are expected to form in the main westerlies to the north of where Leslie will be ambling along eastward, and at the moment Leslie is not supposed to join up with them but in any case they get to be quite strong late next week and could produce some strong wind gusts in Ireland and Scotland at least. If Leslie were later modelled to join up with these in some way, then look out, but it appears to be an active pattern with or without Leslie's involvement.