Brits can expect further heavy rain and strong winds towards the end of according to the .
Potentially disruptive over the next few days has been warned of, with the sunshine and showers over the weekend likely giving way to harsher conditions. Next week will see the tail end of Hurricane Kirk, and experts have since pinpointed the date the calmer weather will be replaced by stronger winds and downpours.
The storm is set to sweep through Europe and head towards the Atlantic, with the tail end of the storm likely to bring some harsh conditions. Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick has explained a few "outbreaks" of rain are expected today and may continue to get stronger throughout next week.
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In an online forecast she said: "To start the weekend, we will still see those outbreaks of rain across Northern Ireland and across parts of (with it) generally easing across the Scottish borders by the time we reach the afternoon. Elsewhere, there’ll be plenty of that bright sunshine and it will be feeling warm and there will be lighter winds in that sunshine too."
Meteorologist Criswick added there would still be a "warm and pleasant" feeling for this time of year, but it does not appear it will last long as fellow expert Chris Bulmer, the Met Office's chief meteorologist, says the "middle of next week" is when the weather could take a turn for the worse.
He explained: "Kirk over the North Atlantic will lose its status as a hurricane early next week before being swept towards northwest Europe. The resulting low pressure system will still have the potential to bring disruptive rain and winds to some areas, including parts of the UK, from the middle of next week.
"There remains much detail to work out on the exact track and timing of the system. Across the UK, parts of England and Wales look to have the greatest risk of heavy rain and strong winds during Wednesday and Thursday. However, a more southward track of this system, which is equally plausible at this stage, would see the most disruptive conditions impact France."
He further added the weather could be "mostly unsettled" as a long range forecast from the weather body notes there may be "frequent showers" and other moody conditions through next week. It reads: "Frequent showers, especially over southern areas, at first, will probably give way to more widespread rain and strong winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Kirk mid to late in the week.
"Scotland and Northern Ireland are more likely to quickly turn colder with showers, and the colder weather (perhaps some snow on Scottish mountains) will most likely gradually work its way south. A more settled interlude is then possible but further spells of wind and rain, again with a focus across southern areas, are likely to arrive from the west during the following week with temperatures returning to around average.”
