Hurricane Ophelia is set to batter the coast of Ireland at 11am today with 80mph gales in what would be the worst storm to hit the island in 56 years.
The storm is currently approaching south west Ireland and is likely to hit the coast before making its way further east towards Wales and the Isle of Man.
Northern Ireland and Wales will be hit by gales of up to 70mph and the rest of Britain will see heavy rain throughout Monday.
Irish government forecasters said on Sunday night that the storm could be the most severe weather to hit the country since 1961 - when Hurricane Debbie made landfall.
In Britain, the Met Office said Ophelia's gusts are forecast to make it Britain's strongest ex-tropical storm since September 2011's Hurricane Katia, which had 81mph low-level gusts and caused one death and widespread travel chaos.
Winds of more than 81mph would make the storm Britain's strongest ex-hurricane since Hurricane Lili's 92mph gusts in 1996, said AccuWeather, the world's second biggest commercial forecaster.
Late last night, a Met Office spokesman told MailOnline that the storm should be hitting Ireland by late morning.
Barreling north: The hurricane is heading towards Ireland and is set to hit with 80mph winds at 11am. It will also bring 70mph winds to Wales and western
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