Met Office names 21 areas facing heavy snow on Saturday - full list

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Met Office weather maps show areas of both England and Scotland getting some snowy conditions on Saturday as Brits prepare for a cold winter. The weather agency's maps show a wave…

Met Office weather maps show areas of both England and Scotland getting some snowy conditions on Saturday as Brits prepare for a cold winter.

The weather agency's maps show a wave of white moving in from the west on Saturday evening, hitting northern Scotland to begin with.

However, maps for later in the evening at around 21:00 show the wintry conditions moving south as far as northern England near the Lake District.

The Met Office's forecast for Saturday states that showers and hill snow will be a feature.

It reads: "Largely fine and dry for England and Wales, although cloudier than previous days. Cloudier in northern Scotland with some rain and hill snow. Showers reaching southwest England later. Feeling cold."

As for Sunday to Tuesday, the forecast adds: "Unsettled with spells of rain or showers Sunday and Monday. Rain in the south on Tuesday, with some hill snow possible. Brighter with showers elsewhere. Often windy and feeling cold."

This comes amid the ongoing El Niño weather event, which meteorologists have warned could spark a Polar Vortex phenomenon.

A Polar Vortex is caused when temperatures above the Arctic drop and strong westerly winds form in the stratosphere.

However, the snow forecast for this weekend is not a result of a Polar Vortex, the Met Office says.

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