Weather warning: Hurricane Gonzalo will strike Bermuda before moving on to hit Britain

Hurricane Gonzalo is set to batter the British territory of Bermuda – and forecasters warn it could then move on to the UK.

15:07 17 October 2014

Hurricane Gonzalo, a powerful category four storm, is set to batter Bermuda before moving on to hit Britain.

The hurricane, which reached sustained speeds of 140mph on Thursday, verged into Bermuda on Friday. By Tuesday morning, it is expected to hit Ireland, athough by that time, it will no reportedly longer be classified as a hurricane.

The current forecast is for winds of between 39mph and 73mph.

Sky News weather producer Rebecca Yussuf said: "This storm is expected to weaken to an ex-tropical storm as it tracks north then east across the ocean over the weekend and early next week.

"There is a large amount of uncertainty with regard to the track of this storm, but some models do suggest it could affect the UK and Ireland on Tuesday.

"We are monitoring the situation and advise the public to do the same.

"If the storm does head towards the UK and Ireland, some places could see severe gales and heavy rain, but at this stage extreme weather looks unlikely."