Gusts of up to 70mph will lash large swathes of the country and cause travel chaos today (December 10), forecasters warn.
Parts of Scotland will be battered by the gales as up to 40mm of rain will fall in this area.
A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for parts of Wales, Manchester, Newcastle, Cumbria and Scotland until 3pm today.
"Tuesday is going to be wet and windy for large swathes of the country. We have got a couple of weather warnings in place, for rain and wind.
"There is likely to be travel disruption because of this," Liam Miall, a Met Office forecaster, told Mirror Online.
"The winds will be the strongest at coastal and hilly areas, particularly in west Scotland and the west Highlands specifically.
"They'll be gusts of 50-60mph inland and 70mph at the coast. It is going to be especially strong at the coast through the Irish Sea."
Temperatures will hit 11C in Manchester and Edinburgh, but it'll feel considerably colder due to the gales.
These may also cause delays for vehicles on exposed routes and bridges and a short-term loss of power and other services.
The weather warning has been issued for most of north Wales and as far south as Staffordshire and Shropshire in England.
Mr Miall added: "There will be heavy rain in the same areas.
"Scotland will see the heaviest rainfall, up to 60mm in the mountains.
"The average rainfall for December in western Scotland is around 190mm so it will be very wet on Tuesday, but typically Scotland is wet in December.
"On Wednesday, it'll still be windy but they'll be more sunshine in some parts.
"Heavy showers on Wednesday will fall as hail and be thundery at times."
Outlook for Bristol
Residents in Bristol will be see gusts of up to 48 mph hit on Tuesday. And to make matters worse, downpours will batter the city during rush hour and then linger until around 9pm.
Wednesday should be drier, but there will still be showers during the middle of the day.
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