Weather maps from WXCharts show when and where snowfall could reach parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England in the run-up to Christmas with temperatures feeling as low as a teeth-chattering -6C Parts of Scotland could face snow on December 16 at midnight (Image: WX CHARTS)

Sections of Britain are poised to be hammered by more freezing weather and potential snowfall before Christmas . Four days into the meteorological winter, parts of the UK are braced for an Arctic onslaught that could deliver plunging temperatures and snow ahead of the festive period.

With thoughts starting to turn to whether we'll get a white Christmas, meteorological charts have indicated when and where snowfall might hit areas of the UK in the coming days.

Weather experts at WXCharts ha

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