Met Office warns more UK snow could spark disruption in week before Christmas

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The weeks before Christmas could be disrupted by snow and wet and windy weather, weather experts at the Met Office have warned.

The long-range forecast for December states there is a risk of snow, particularly in the north of the country. The forecast for lead up to the festive period, from Thursday December 5 to December 19, says: "The start of this period looks like being largely settled, with high pressure close to if not over the UK.

However, there is also a chance of more changeable weather patterns, which would see Atlantic weather systems periodically move across the country. "These will bring some wetter and windier interludes with a risk of some snow, especially for hills in the north.

These conditions look more likely to dominate towards the middle of December. It adds: "Temperatures generally close to average through the period." READ MORE: Met Office UK weather maps show when Storm Bert will hit bringing heavy snow and downpours It comes as snowy conditions are causing disruption in some parts of the UK during an early cold snap.