The BBC weather app predicts hurricane force winds

In Edinburgh, the glitch suggested wind speeds would be 17,246 miles per hour. Gusts of 14,398 miles per hour were expected in Belfast and wind speeds of 12,585 miles per hour were expected in Cardiff.

Meanwhile, wind speeds of 16,309 miles per hour were recorded in Truro in Cornwall and 15,227 miles per hour in Liverpool.

Forecasts are also currently predicting hurricane winds of 13,322 mph in Paris and 13,491 mph in Bangkok.

In fact, there will be colder air on Thursday, with rain and drizzle across the south of the UK and stormy showers near the east coast.

According to the Met Office, wind gusts will reach a maximum speed of 53km/h in Aberdeen.

Next week, Florida's Hurricane Milton could wreak havoc on British weather if its remnants make landfall in the Atlantic, but the Met Office said it was “highly unlikely” to reach the UK.

Hurricanes are strong storms that develop over tropical waters.

These are sustained winds near the surface with a speed of at least 120 km/h. A Category 5 hurricane, the most severe on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, can have wind speeds of over 155 mph.

Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm, hit Florida, bringing tornadoes, flooding and the threat of storm surges.

More than three million homes and businesses are without power and “a number of deaths” have been reported along the Atlantic coast.