HURRICANE Helene was formerly whipping up the Atlantic ocean with a vengeance, and despite having recently calmed down is still expected to batter the UK with a deluge of wind and rain. Where is Storm Helene right now?
Storm Helene is expected to impact the UK with high winds and intense rain this week, after passing through the Atlantic Ocean.
Having started out its life as a major storm in the Atlantic’s turbulent hurricane season, Helene was whipping up winds more than 70mph.
At the moment, Helene is a tropical storm, just below the hurricane category 1, the lowest rank on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Sunday 16 September update: Helene to hit UK tomorrow
Tropical storm Helene has now begun significant weakening, having dropped almost 20 mph since yesterday, but is still heading for the UK with considerable force.
Now spinning with winds of 50mph, the storm is based 405 miles north of the Azores archipelago, where the storm recently passed over.
Tropical storm force winds extend out from the system by 230 miles, meaning they will reach the UK sooner than the eye of the storm.
The current forecast from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s National Hurricane Centre (NHC) points that the storm is travelling at speeds of 29mph.
This means the storm will reach the UK and Ireland by Monday.
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