Hertfordshire is set to avoid "hurricane force winds" today (October 10), after a glitch caused the BBC Weather app to show wind speeds in excess of 13,000mph.

According to the app, Stevenage was set to be swept away by 14,801mph winds - far in excess of an actual hurricane - while Watford would only get comparatively gentle breezes of 13,531mph

Welwyn Garden City would be hit speeds of 14,712mph, while St Albans would have battering 14,215mph winds.

Thankfully, Hertfordshire will not be swept away, as the predicted winds and 404° overnight temperatures have been caused by a data issue.

"Don't be alarmed folks - Hurricane Milton hasn't made it to us here in the UK! There's been a data glitch between our suppliers and the app/online. Folk are working to solve the issue," read an X post from BBC Weather's Matt Taylor.

In another post, presenter Simon King said: "Oops, don’t be alarmed by some of our BBC Weather app data this morning. Be assured there won’t be 14,408mph winds, hurricane force winds or overnight temperatures of 404°."

In a statement, BBC Weather said: "We have an issue with some of the weather data from our forecast provider which is generating incorrect numbers and text on our BBC Weather app and website.

"It’s mainly been impacting wind readings but some temperatures are also displaying wrongly.

"We recognise there is huge interest in weather today and this is incredibly frustrating.

"We are really, really sorry about this and working very hard to fix the problem."