Storm Jorge: This is why the next storm called Jorge and not Ellen

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for between midday on Saturday and midday on Sunday.

Forecasters are predicting that gusts of up to 49mph could hit the city.

This latest storm follows Storm Ciara and Dennis which brought severe winds to Portsmouth in recent weeks.

However despite the next name on the Met Office’s storm list being Ellen, the one set to hit our area over the weekend is called Storm Jorge.

So why is this the case?

Here’s what you need to know:

Why is it Storm Jorge and not Storm Ellen?

This storm was named Jorge by the Spanish meteorological service, part of the south west Europe storm naming group, on Thursday.

The Met Office says that convention for all other national meteorological services to then use that name when referring to the low pressure.

As such the system will not be named Ellen but will align with our European partners and be referred to as 'Jorge'.

On its website, the Met Office said: ‘The fact that the system may have a different name than some expected should not influence their response.

‘The weather over the weekend could have impacts due to the strong winds and those in the warning areas should take the advice of local emergency services seriously.’

What can we expect from Storm Jorge?

On Friday a band of rain band of rain associated with Storm Jorge will move across the UK.

This will then be followed by strong winds throughout the weekend, which could possibly reach 65-70mph in some coastal areas.

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Harris, said: ‘As Storm Jorge begins to weaken and clear later on Saturday we'll see a trend back to slightly colder conditions, with some snow over hills and mountains in the north of the UK and a mixture of rain and hail showers in the south.

‘Away from much of Scotland it'll remain blustery on Sunday, although not quite as windy as Saturday.

‘The weather looks likely to remain rather cold and showery into next week and there's a chance of further wet and windy weather around the middle of the week, although confidence in details are low at this stage.’