A 900-mile wide "Atlantic torment" may be heading Britain's way and will lash her shores for four days.
On Wednesday the fearsome weather front might begin sweeping across the Isles from the west.
If the Atlantic jet stream keeps the front powered up enough for it to merit an amber weather warning, the storm will become the first to be named of the 2020/21 season.
The list, which began on September 1, begins with Storm Aiden, with subsequent storms including Bella, Christoph, Darcy, Evert and Fleur, the Daily Star reported.
The Met Office appeared split about whether the weather front would remain powerful when it hit the land, with spokesperson Oli Claydon suggesting it was too early and uncertain to say.
Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna suggested that Storm Aiden was indeed on the cards however.
He said: “The Atlantic jetstream will really power up and could generate very wet and windy weather late in the week.
“Computer models show potential for deep areas of low pressure.”
Winds could reach up to 70mph when Aiden lands on Wednesday.
While Scotland is predicted to get the worst of the weather, all parts of the UK look in line for a battering to some degree.
As well as buffeting winds heavy rain downpours will drench the country.
Temperatures also look set to drop from the mid-teens celcius to the low-single digits in some parts.
By the end of the week morning frosts will be a fixture in the north and west of the Isles.
Leon Brown, head of meteorological operations at the Weather Channel, predicted that there would be five named storms this Autumn and Winter.
The Met Office had already predicted that autumn it would be windier than normal.
It said: "There is an increased likelihood of westerly winds from the Atlantic."
Last winter there were four named storms.
