UK meteorology

Latest estimates from the US hurricanes people suggest that the hurricane will undergo extratropical conversion tomorrow while it is several hundred miles off the Spanish coast, possibly degrading straight from a hurricane to an extratropical cyclone/European windstorm without spending time as a tropical storm in between. That being said, Ireland and possible western Wales/south-west Scotland are expected to experience hurricane-force winds (defined as frequent gusts or continuous winds of 74 mph or above), so it's going to be disruptive and possibly present a danger to those outside near trees or in exposed areas such as clifftops.
 
More from Netweather my explanatory notes in smaller bold):
 
Met Office warning for N. Ireland:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings#?date=2017-10-16

 
All gone quiet now, could have been moving through but it was proper loud and I guess the Lightning tripped a transformer close by.
Let's be careful out there....
I have info. from one of Netweather's chief forecasters that it's elevated instability ahead of the storm. There could be more, I suspect. To give you an idea, the Irish Met have put the whole of Ireland on Red Alert.