Brits are set to be hit with gusts of up to 90mph as Storm Dudley prepares to batter the whole of the country.
The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for wind due to a jet stream arriving on Wednesday and Thursday for parts of Northern Ireland, most of Scotland and the north of England.
Though the storm has not been officially confirmed yet, this warning could be ugraded later today to the more severe amber weather warning ahead of Wednesday when forecasters predict the storm will hit.
Commuters have been warned to beware of potential travel nightmares due to the 90mph winds.
The week will start with a breezy morning today with cloudy skies and sunny spells in some parts of the country, and isolated showers, with Tuesday bringing similar conditions.
But from midweek the scene will change with massive 90mph winds arriving and threatening to bring travel chaos to millions with the entire country warned of potential problems.
A 24-hour weather warning is expected to be in place from 6pm Wednesday.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan said of the pattern, which is due to move south: “That's likely to bring some severe gales and possibly storm force winds to parts of this region.
“Western parts of Scotland look like bearing the brunt of the strongest winds, where we could see gusts of 80mph to 90mph on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
"That's strong enough to bring some quite widespread disruption, and it's an area of the country that's seen several named storms this winter season already."
As part of the yellow wind warning, the forecaster said there was the potential of inland gusts of up to between 60mph and 70mph, with exposed coasts and hills seeing speeds reaching 90mph.
He added it might not just be wind bringing nightmares to millions, warning we could see snow in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England- and potentially in Wales and the south.
Forecasters have sounded the alarm over large waves, flying debris potentially posing a 'danger to life' and the risk of trees collapsing on buildings.
They also warned that the weather could lift up objects on beaches and throw them against sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.
