According to new weather maps, temperatures in some part of the country could drop to as low as -4C by the middle of December.
Graphics from WX Charts forecast shows a mammoth wall of snow and ice, stretching from Durness in the Highlands right down to Grimsby in Lincolnshire on Friday, December 13.
Around 5cm of snow in expected and temperatures in the Highlands will plummet to -4C. The mercury will dip below freezing with -2C reported in central Scotland and 0C in the south of Scotland. Looking ahead at the Met Office's long-range forecast between December 9 and December 18, there is no mention snow, but forecasters highlight the "rather cold weather" set to blast the country this time.
Experts also warned of an "increased chance" of wet and windy weather, most likely in the north, while southern parts of the UK are likely to enjoy "drier" and "more settled". It adds: "Temperatures varying around average with both some colder and milder spells likely through this period."
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