HURRICANE Dorian is causing devastation in the Bahamas on its way toward the eastern United States, where there are fears for the impact on Florida.

But remnants of the slow-moving storm will eventually make their way to the UK.

Meteorologists say the the monster storm could affect the British Isles - with two radically different scenarios on the cards.

The mostly likely scenario, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, is that it will bring a few days of intense heat to the United Kingdom.

For this to occur, the storm would need to take a northeasterly track, which would draw warm air up from the Atlantic with an area of high pressure.

Temperatures could be 5-10C above normal, meaning readings as high at the mid-20s C.

But the second, less likely scenario will bring Dorian across the British Isles, rather than to the north of them, opening the door for rain and wind to hammer the UK.

What does the Met Office say?

A spokesman for the Met Office said: "The most likely outcome for [Dorian] once it becomes post-hurricane or ex-hurricane is that it will remain as a low pressure system and weaken as it moves across the Atlantic."

He added: "That said, it might bring with it a little bit of rain and some wind, but at the moment nothing significant."

As of Monday afternoon in the UK, the category 5 hurricane remained thousands of miles away, roughly 100km east of West Palm Beach Florida.

It was travelling westward at a speed just over 1mph.