How Could Hurricane Gonzalo Affect The Uk's Weather? How could Hurricane Gonzalo affect the UK's weather? It is expected to the UK coast on Monday. It has already battered the West Indies and is the strongest atlantic storm in three years Come rain AND shine: Britain to be hotter than Greece tomorrow - but Hurricane Gonzalo will bring 50mph winds and heavy rains when it hits on Monday Britain is expected to be hotter than Greece tomorrow, with temperatures soaring to 22C - but the aftermath of a ferocious hurricane will bring weather misery just two days later. Forecasters say Hurricane Gonzalo - the strongest Atlantic storm in three years - is heading for the UK and will unleash heavy rain and 50mph gales when it hits on Monday night. Gonzalo has already battered islands across the West Indies, with images revealing destroyed boats, down trees and debris strewn across beaches in Guadeloupe, Saint Barthelemy and Saint-Martin. It is also expected to hit Bermuda tonight, leaving devastation in its wake. The National Hurricane Center (NHC), based in America, says the storm is then poised to hit Canada on Sunday, before sweeping across the Atlantic, loading the UK with wild weather. But Met Office forecaster Mark Wilson said that the furious cyclone will have weakened considerably by the time it hits the UK, despite still bring heavy downpours and gusts. He said: 'There are still different projections of what will happen with Gonzalo. 'It looks like it will move across the UK, but because it will have weakened so much, all it is likely to bring is two to three hours of fairly heavy rainfall and strong winds, which is not out of the ordinary for this time of year. Of course, it is a fluid situation so things can change. 'At the moment, there are no warnings in place because we do not think it will be an extreme weather situation. 'Most parts of the UK will see rain overnight on Monday and it could be heavy, and it could stick around south-eastern parts on Tuesday. But many will wake up and not realise anything has happened.' Hurricane Gonzalo is one of three huge depressions filling the Atlantic Ocean at the moment, wreaking havoc with the British weather. A giant weather front, which is stretching across the entire Atlantic, has been sparking unsettled weather in the UK for the past few days - something forecasters expect to continue over the weekend. The low pressure system - which has been loitering to the west of Britain for the past week - will continue to bring thundery showers, wild gusts and soaring temperatures, before even bringing traces of snow early next week. The wet weather has already been causing mayhem in some areas. In Exeter, roads were turned into rivers, manhole covers blew and firefighters had to help residents evacuate their homes, after a huge, sudden thunderstorm sparked flash flooding. The deluge began at around 7pm last night, when an hour-long torrential downpour flooded roads across the city centre. Firefighters were called to 55 incidents due to flooding inside properties and some homes had to be evacuated. Drains blew in several areas making roads impassable, while several workers arrived at their business this morning to discover rain inside their properties. Ladysmith Infant School was also closed today, because of the worst flooding there in 30 years. Sandra Down, from the Heavitree area, said: 'I was fearing for my house. The garden was flooded and the water was right up to the doorstep. We moved the car because it was up to the doors.' A Met Office spokesman for the area said there had been 19mm of rain, adding: 'That is a lot of rain in a relative short time span, although in October as a whole Devon can expect around 140mm of rain.

• published: 18 Oct 2014
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