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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Raphael Boyd

Hurricane Erin’s tail may bring wet and windy end to UK summer

stormy skies over choppy waters
Swimmers had to be rescued at Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina this week as Hurricane Erin approached the US east coast. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The last days of August in the UK could be hit by heavy wind, rain and “very large waves” if the tail end of Hurricane Erin lashes the country, the Met Office has warned.

Forecasters are tracking the potential impact of Erin, which is now a category 2 storm moving eastwards across the North Atlantic, but say any effect on the UK would not happen until at least the middle of next week.

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