A brutal cold snap is on its way to freeze the UK, and it could hit the country in just a matter of days. So far, December has been reasonably mild; however, this will soon come to a crashing end as a massive snow barrage will blanket 14 counties.

After a mild couple of weeks, it will soon become noticeably chilly with temperatures forecast to nosedive , suggests weather charts. WXCHARTS weather maps have turned purple and white, indicating that snow will soon fall. Snow for parts of the country could arrive as soon as Friday, December 12, as a wintry front sets in.

At 3am on December 12, Brits living in Argyll and Bute and the Highlands could draw back their curtains and uncover snow. Large parts of the Highlands are expected to see 1mm of snowfall per hour, while those in Argyll

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