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A mega polar freeze is set to hit parts of Scotland, with temperatures set to feel as cold as -6C in some areas. Snow has been forecast in some parts for Christmas week with temperatures set to take a dramatic plunge. ‌

The weather agency says snow, fog and frost are possible during the period from December 20 to January 2, which is the school holidays for the festive season and the peak time for travel, both domestically and to overseas. ‌

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 t

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