Snow and ice warnings for New Year with polar vortex ‘straight from North Pole’

A snow covered landscape around Liverton in Redcar and Cleveland on November 20, 2025 (Picture: Getty)

There may have been no White Christmas, but there could be a white New Year, with snowfall forecast throughout the first week of 2026.

Freezing weather is on the way, with the Met Office issuing warnings for snow and ice, saying more are ‘likely to come’.

Weather forecaster Jim Dale told Metro that things will be getting significantly colder as we enter the New Year, with...