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The UK could be hit by a frigid blast over the next few days, with 3cm of snow predicted before temperatures tumble to as low as -4C in certain regions.

Sophisticated weather modelling maps from WXCharts indicate the mercury beginning to fall on Saturday evening, with areas of the Scottish Highlands and Cumbria's Lake District potentially reaching 0C.

The cold snap may expand, bringing snow showers that could settle to 3cm across northern Scotland's elevated terrain on Sunday.

The Met Office has issued warnings of a "cold and rather changeable few days to come", with Saturday anticipated to be a "cold feeling day" and Sunday expected to begin cool but dry, before rain moves in from the northwest during the day.

At the start of next week, weather patterns will stay "chang

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