DUBLIN, Ireland — After impacting the Caribbean and Bermuda, Hurricane Ernesto is now on a Transatlantic trip this week.
The remnants of Ernesto will bring gusty winds and rain to Ireland while the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are preparing to take on Florida State University Seminoles in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.
While the game isn’t until Saturday, some fans are already heading to Ireland days in advance. The Georgia Tech football team is set to land in Dublin just before a midday practice today at Aviva Stadium. The remnants of Ernesto are poised to impact the area during that time frame.
As Ernesto moves over cooler waters in the North Atlantic, it will turn “extratropical,” losing its tropical characteristics and warm core. As it crosses the open Atlantic, it will get a boost eastward by a dip in the Jetstream, sending it on a trajectory towards Ireland and the United Kingdom by midweek.
It is not unusual for hurricanes to cross the Atlantic and impact parts of Europe. Tropical cyclones are steered by larger players in the atmosphere, big areas of high and low pressure. This does happen most hurricane season, with Ireland and the UK, along with other parts of northern Europe, more prone to be impacted by the former tropical cyclones than the rest of western Europe.
Gusty winds and rain moved across Ireland last night. The quick-moving remnants head east and clear Ireland by this afternoon.
Winds should calm down and the rain showers should end.