Britons are being warned to brace themselves for a so-called "weather bomb" which is due to hit the country this week.
The Met Office has already issued a number of amber and yellow weather warnings as the cold front sweeps in, with conditions deteriorating significantly from Tuesday night.
Forecasters are warning that Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England and Wales can expect freezing winds that will peak on Wednesday.
Exposed parts of northwest Scotland could endure 80mph gales and snow on higher ground.
The rapid cyclogenesis - known colloquially as a "weather bomb" - is a deep low pressure system moving slowly eastwards between Scotland and Iceland.
Ferry services in Scotland have been already been disrupted by the weather and the winds are expected to whip up unusually high waves, with sea swells of up to 12m in parts.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has eight flood alerts in place for the west coast.
The Forth, Kessock and Skye bridges have been closed to high-sided vehicles because of the rising wind speeds.
More southerly areas of the UK are likely to be hit by a second storm due to roll in from the Atlantic on Thursday evening.
England, Wales, Northern Ireland and southern Scotland could all be hit by 70mph winds.
Clear skies will mean plummeting temperatures and frost for much of the country in the coming days.
Police dealt with a number of crashes as drivers were warned of treacherous conditions.
In Dumfries and Galloway, a woman died after the car she was driving was in an accident with an ambulance near Sanquhar at about 8.40am.
Police Scotland said it was too early to say whether freezing conditions contributed.
The yellow weather warnings that have been issued are the lowest category and mean people are urged to be aware of the potentially serious conditions.
Forecasters say it is too early to accurately predict whether Britain will experience a white Christmas.
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