New photo Weather updates – ‘Polar vortex’ forecast to hit UK bringing 60mph Arctic winds

THE UK is forecast to be hit by a freezing ‘Polar vortex’ weather front – with gale-force arctic winds bringing misery to millions in the North.

Snow is expected to blanket vast swathes of the UK as a BBC forecast warns viewers of a dramatic plunge in temperatures as the year kicks off.

Frost covered the ground near Stonehenge, Wilts

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Last night the mercury dropped to -6.3C in Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, and the cold snap will continue over the weekend.

Freezing and bitter wind chills will make it feel like -10C in some parts of the country next week.

The coldest night of the winter so far was experienced in Scotland on Wednesday into Thursday, with Braemar in Aberdeenshire reaching -10.5C.

But powerful winds could replicate a similar chill in a few days as the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for Monday and Tuesday.

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This map shows a chill running down the spine of the country as temperatures continue to tumble this January[/caption]

BBC meteorologist Louise Lear told viewers: “We will have highs of 11C this weekend but you can see this area of low pressure moving in from the north.

“The winds will start to really pick up in the north on Monday.

“This will see heavy rain and gale-force gusts of winds through Scotland and Northern Ireland before settling into England.

Metereologist Simon Partridge told The Sun Online: “Temperatures could well be feeling closer -10C because of the wind chill effect but the temperature on your thermometers won’t actually be that low.”

There could be a blast of icy weather to come following the polar vortex break-up, known as Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW), which could lead to another Beast from the East sweeping in before the end of the month

A woman wraps up against the cold on Westminster Bridge, in London

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Narrowboat wood burners smoke in the frosty air on the Kennet and Avon Canal, in Bath

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Bicycles are parked next to narrowboats covered in frost on the Kennet and Avon Canal in Bath

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And there may be worse to come following the polar vortex break-up, known as Sudden Stratospheric Warming, which could lead to another Beast from the East sweeping in from the second half of January.

Meteorologist Becky Mitchell said this could bring in “very cold wind and significant snow”.

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Dr Nick Scriven, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said the cold snap would heap pressure on overstretched NHS services.

He said: “Influenza is here and is already impacting the NHS and, with colder weather starting to set in, this will further stress already stretched services.

“I and many colleagues across the country are anticipating mayhem this weekend as temperatures drop, but it will come as no surprise to us.”

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