Met Office says temperatures set to plunge to -2C in areas of the UK, with warnings for snow and strong winds
A white Christmas may be on the way for the uplands of north Wales and northern England, while festive flurries and bracing temperatures will set in on Boxing Day, with the Met Office issuing warnings for snow and strong winds across the north of England and central Scotland from the early hours of Sunday.
Snow is predicted to fall in Snowdonia and the Pennines on Christmas Day, with more expected from the early hours of Boxing Day across the north of England and southern Scotland. With cloud and rain forecast for southern parts of the UK on Saturday, this band is expected to move northwards before turning to snow.