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Met Éireann has pinpointed the exact date that Hurricane Ernesto could impact Ireland.
Ireland stands to be affected as most ex-hurricanes and tropical storms can swerve eastwards across the Atlantic after forming off the east coast of America.
A spokesperson for Met Éireann said: "Hurricane Ernesto is forecast to transition to a mid-latitude storm near northeastern Canada early next week with its remnants then tracking eastwards into the open Atlantic. As is typical with these systems there is a high degree of uncertainty in the forecast, but current indications suggest Ireland may experience some associated wet and windy weather on Wednesday, August 21 through to Thursday, August 22."
The season began in June with Hurricane Beryl and it was a category 4 hurricane on record and this was followed by Debby in early August.
Currently Hurricane Ernesto, which lies in the western Atlantic and could make its way towards Ireland over the coming days. It strengthened into a category 2 storm on Thursday night.
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A spokesperson for Met Éireann said: "Currently Hurricane Ernesto lies in the western Atlantic with the National Hurricane Centre predicting Ernesto to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to Bermuda through the weekend.
Met Éireann will be monitoring the evolution of Ernesto and any potential influence it could have on our weather next week."
As more tropical storms and hurricanes are on the horizon warnings have been issued about their potential impact on Ireland, however Met Éireann "can't rule out potential weather warnings at this time", as they remain monitoring the storm.
The spokesperson said: "Hurricanes do influence, mostly indirectly, our weather here in Ireland. Sometimes they push warmer tropical maritime airmasses towards us which can be good news if it’s accompanied by high pressure, but when those tropical airmasses are accompanied by low pressure it can result in unstable warm humid air, causing thunderstorms and potentially severe flooding."
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