Hurricane Lorenzo is moving over the Atlantic Ocean and is now heading towards Europe and the UK, bringing wind, rain and flood warnings with it.

The powerful storm has calmed slightly from being a Category 5 hurricane to a Category 2, with the UK expected to be hit with 105mph winds.

Lorenzo is forecast to hit the UK on Thursday night going into Friday after it hits the Azores off Portugal on Tuesday.

But will Glasgow be affected?

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Even though Scotland is expected to face very strong winds and even “coastal gales” that will continue through to Friday, weather predictions indicate that Glasgow will be less affected than other cities.

With a chance of rain and wind on Tuesday night, temperatures will then drop on Wednesday, marking this week the start of our colder winter weather.

With Lorenzo due to hit the UK on Thursday, the Met Office has warned that there is “wet and windy” weather to come, which starts at around 10pm on Thursday night and carries on through to Friday.

Despite the flood warnings to smaller towns and villages in Scotland, most of the rain should clear up in Glasgow at around 10am on Friday morning.

The remnants of the hurricane are predicted to move away from the UK on Friday night, although it will still be wet and windy throughout the weekend.

England and Wales are thought to get the worst of the hit. Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson said: “In England there are 72 localised flood warnings and 180 flood alerts, and in Wales there are 13 localised flood warnings and 23 flood alerts.”