Hurricane Humberto tracker LIVE as aftermath of 115mph storm to barrel towards UK

A destructive hurricane is barrelling across the Atlantic and Britain appears firmly in its sights.

With winds topping a terrifying 115mph, the powerful Category 3 Hurricane Humberto is currently interacting with a killer storm, Imelda, near Bermuda - where residents are bracing for devastating winds and perilous sea conditions.

Forecasters expect Humberto will be downgraded to post-tropical later this week, but it could still leave a trail of damaging gusts and torrential downpours when it's expected to slam into the UK at the end of the week.

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According to the US National Hurricane Center, Humberto will shake off its tropical power by Thursday. The Met Office has not yet named a storm from the remnants of Humberto, but has forecast "unsettled" conditions from Friday.

The Mirror spoke to a weather expert yesterday who warned it could lead to the first named storm of the season for Britain, which would be Storm Amy, and it could be a "big one", he said.

By the time it turns into a post-tropical storm, Humberto could still deliver 70mph winds to Britain's shores, according to British Weather Services' meteorologist Jim Dale, with the northern and western parts of the UK at most risk.

"Storm Amy looks destined to unfold off the ashes of Humberto on Friday or Saturday, if it all goes to plan," he told the Mirror. "There will be lots of wind and rain.

"The exact positioning is yet to be determined but a storm is brewing following all of this sedate Autumnal weather. The potential is there for it to be a big one.

"There could be 50-70mph winds, and 30-60mm rain. Who gets what remains to be seen. The northern and western areas are likely most prone to the storm, though."

Humberto has not been blamed for any deaths or major destruction yet, though the East Coast of the US and Bermuda are on high alert. A separate system battering the Carribbean, Storm Imelda, has lead to the deaths of two people. One of the fatalities is said to have died in a landslide though details are scant at present.

Storm Imelda is not thought to be on course for the UK, but forecasters says its interaction with Humberto could galvanise the hurricane as it crosses the Atlantic.

When two storms develop so close together they can influence each other’s course and strength in ways that are hard to predict, sometimes merging, sometimes flying apart from each other and at other times they “dance” around each other in a circular pattern.

"The influence from the much stronger and larger Humberto will tug at Imelda and help pull the storm away from the U.S. and out to sea,” AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva explained.