It is fair to say the weather so far in 2023 hasn't been very kind to us. Freezing temperatures, seemingly endless weather warnings and now fears a "stratospheric polar vortex" is on the way.
A rare Met Office weather alert for freezing cold temperatures is currently in force with vulnerable people warned to not let the temperatures in their homes drop below 18C.
And any hopes of a respite on the weather front though look unlikely, as weather maps are currently tracking a "vortex" that could bring extreme weather to the UK. There are reports the weather front could cause up to seven inches of snow and could mimic the "Beast from the East" which battered the country in 2018.
