Hurricane Kirk is making its way across the Atlantic. Per an advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Saturday morning at 4 a.m. EST, the weather event has weakened slightly and is now a Category 3 hurricane,

Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and waves from the system could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend.

The UK is bracing for yet another storm as the tail end of Hurricane Kirk heads across the Atlantic towards us. Although it has weakened to become an ex-hurricane, even a weakened version of such a powerful weather system brings the potential for major disruption,

Large swells from Hurricane Kirk could bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the East Coast of the U.S. by Sunday.

Where UK expects to see heavy rain and wind of storm aftermath - The Met Office has released a map detailing what areas of the UK will be hit by the fallout from Hurrican Kirk

Sunshine and showers are expected for much of the UK over the weekend ahead of a blast of wind and rain next week brought by the tail end of Hurricane Kirk. Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick said a fine day is expected for England and much of Wales on Saturday although there may be outbreaks of rain elsewhere.