The Met Office has warned that Britain could be lashed by the remnants of Hurricane Joaquin, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
The forecaster said the tail-end of the hurricane, which has already caused havoc in the United States, Barbados, Bahamas and Bermuda, could arrive this weekend.
Its possible arrival is not expected to bring the 100mph-strong winds that are currently battering Bermuda.
Dean Hall, from the Met Office, said: “There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding this weekend with the possibility of Hurricane Joaquin coming in.
“There’s the potential of it being quite wet and windy throughout.”
Mr Hall did say that the the modest sunlight we have enjoyed the last few weeks will vanish.
He siad: “All changes this week with low pressure weather, showers, thunder and breezy in parts. Certainly a contrast to what we have been used to in the last few weeks.”
“Showers will continue Monday spreading north but feeling warm in any sunshine despite the wind.”
The wet weather will clear on Wednesday leaving some fine, dry conditions for Thursday and there is the risk of mist, fog and perhaps a bit of frost.
After roaring across parts of the Bahamas as a category 4 hurricane, Joaquin has lost steam as it travels across the Atlantic and winds have dropped to 105mph, making it a category 2 storm.
However, it was still expected to bring hurricane conditions and a “life-threatening” storm surge to Bermuda as it hit on Sunday night.