Could a polar vortex dump record-breaking snow on the UK?

Arctic winds could dominate the UK’s climate this winter (Picture: Getty)

This winter could become unseasonably cold, snowy or windy thanks to Arctic winds drifting further south towards the UK.

Met Office forecasters say that the weakening of the polar vortex associated with El Niño could cause cold north and north-easterly winds to dominate the UK’s climate this winter.

‘A highly unusual disruption of the stratospheric polar vortex is now underway. If it becomes a major Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW), it will be the earli...