Snow forecast for Christmas week as Polar freeze is set to hit View Image

A Polar freeze is set to hit on the run up to Christmas, bringing snow in some areas, according to the Met Office. The weather agency says snow, fog and frost are possible during the period from December 20 to January 2.

Temperatures are set to feel as cold as -6C in Aberdeenshire, and -2C even as south as the Welsh Valleys in the coming days. The cold snap is set to continue — on and off — through to the Christmas period, the long-range forecast for which has now been published by the Met Office, the Mirror reports.

"This period is likely to be changeable, with further spells of rain or showers and some strong winds at times, especially in the west and northwest. Hill snow is also a possibility, mainly in t

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