jet stream

Hurricanes throw a huge amount of energy and heat into the atmosphere and when they head over the Atlantic they disrupt the jet stream pattern.

The jet stream has dropped southwards sending wind and rain-bearing weather systems on a beeline for our shores.

As we transition from summer to autumn, we typically see the jet stream moving further south and strengthening in September, which gives rise to more unsettled, stormy weather to move in from the Atlantic.

With our jet stream currently across the south of the UK and low pressure dominating, the weather has been unsettled and mixed of late.

An area of low pressure is set to develop on Sunday beneath a powerful 160mph Atlantic jet stream.