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Straight after Storm Ciarán, Storm Domingos is now making its way towards France, Spain and Portugal... But could the Channel Islands feel any impact?
Here's what we know from Jersey Met...
"The Spanish Meteorological Agency has named the next low pressure 'Storm Domingos', which is set to bring disruption to parts of Spain, Portugal and France on Saturday.
"Storm Domingos is not expected to directly affect the Channel Islands," forecasters explained.
"There will be occasional gales and rainfall over the weekend", according to Jersey Met.
Straight after Storm Ciarán, here comes Storm #Domingos
— Zoom Earth (@zoom_earth) November 2, 2023
France, Spain, and northern Portugal will receive yet more very strong winds and heavy rain from Saturday afternoon onward. #BorrascaDomingos pic.twitter.com/3Z9ljpLZdj
However, they say "this will be much less than what was experienced Wednesday night and Thursday morning", when the gusts reached more than 100mph.
At its most extreme, Storm Ciarán brought just below Force 11 winds – which are ranked as being just below hurricane-force on the Beaufort Scale.
A tornado event is also believed to have taken place around the St Clement area, leading numerous islanders to have to be re-homed.
An update from Paul Aked, Head of Meteorology at Jersey Met.
— Government of Jersey (@GovJersey) November 3, 2023
Jersey Met Office has confirmed that the weather remains unsettled with further wet and windy spells. However, there are no signs of any significant storm affecting the Channel Islands.https://t.co/HyL9LWzfb8 pic.twitter.com/XpmEefAIPH
"Saturday will see the wind reach force 5 to 7, with the chance of wind touching gale force 8 briefly at times, which is normal for this time of year," Jersey Met said.
"During the early hours of Sunday the wind will reach force 7 to gale force 8 and may briefly reach severe gale force 9, but this will only be for a short time, and the winds will ease later on Sunday morning."
With much debris and destruction left by the violent storm still to clear, and several roads remaining blocked, the official advice from Police Chief Robin Smith is to stay at home and only travel if essential.
WATCH: A message from Robin Smith @ChiefJersey, Chief of Police, on Storm Ciarán.
— Government of Jersey (@GovJersey) November 2, 2023
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Read the full update here: https://t.co/RIltd3m2Qi pic.twitter.com/BM0aMaoUOt
Islanders are being advised, however, to check in on neighbours and loved ones – but only if it is safe to do so.
You can find the most up-to-date information on the forecast on the Gov.je website here and find dedicated wind and wave maps here.
You can also follow Express's live updates page, which will provide both forecast information, and updates on services, cancellations and any other disruption arising from this week's extreme weather.
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