A TROPICAL storm called Bertha, currently in the Bahamas, could be set to hit the UK on the weekend, according to the Met Office.
Currently the storm is raging in the Atlantic but weather forecasters fear it will upgrade to a hurricane soon before spreading to the UK.
Forecast trackers for the storm suggest it will head north, staying offshore from the eastern coast of the US before turning to track east across the Atlantic.
Although it is predicted to scale down from a hurricane, the Met Office said it could still create a summer storm for the UK.
A spokesman from the Met Office said: "While all forecast models suggest the storm will head in the general direction of UK and continental Europe, there remains a lot of uncertainty about exactly what it will do.
"One certainty is that as the storm heads north away from the very warm seas which drive its power, it will lose strength and become what's known as an extra-tropical storm – so we won't be seeing a 'hurricane in Europe', but there is a chance we could see a fairly active summer storm.
"In terms of timing, there's also a spread of possibilities – but it looks likely that the earliest Bertha would affect the UK would be on Sunday or into the start of next week.
"Given the time of year and the potential heavy rain, strong winds and large waves Bertha could bring if it does head to the UK, we'd advise everyone to stay up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings from the Met Office over the next few days."
