Gusty winds are expected up to 80 mph Scotland and parts of the northern England next week.
A yellow warning for wind is in place across Scotland between 8pm on Tuesday and 9am on Wednesday.
meteorologist The extreme weather, said to be caused by a deep area of low pressure north of Scotland, could also bring strong winds to parts of northern England.
Forecasters said travel could be disrupted in affected areas, such as ferry crossings, during high winds, and there could be some damage to buildings.
There is also a slight possibility that there may be a power cut, which may affect other services like mobile phone coverage, he said.
meteorological office While gusts up to 60 mph are expected to be “fairly widespread” across Scotland and northern England, there remains “uncertainty” over how the weather could affect the central belt of Scotland.
Strong winds of up to 80 mph will “most likely” be felt across mainland Scotland and the north of the islands Lewis and Orkney.
Dan Stroud, operational meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “We are expecting a deep area of low pressure to pass over the north of Scotland late Tuesday night and into Wednesday.
“This is expected to bring strong and gusty winds across much of Scotland and northern England.
“The strongest winds will be up to 60mph widely across Scotland with a risk of reaching 80mph, most likely over mainland Scotland, north of Lewis and Orkney.”