The last time this phenomena occurred, the UK logged its coldest temperature in 26 years as Aberdeenshire dropped to a bone chilling -23C
Scotland could be hit by another cold snap next month as a rare weather phenomenon threatens to bring snow and ice-cold temperatures.
And if high-altitude air warms up, even more polar air could be pushed towards the UK in a phenomenon called a 'sudden stratospheric warming' . And if it does not occur, the UK could see a return to normality in the coming days, with the worst of the ice and snow having come and gone.
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