Schools are preparing for closures as snow hits parts of the UK due to a freezing storm known as the Troll of Trondheim.
Forecasters say the worst of the snow - which is sweeping across from Norway - could fall between December 10 to 15, as temperatures begin to plunge.
Parents are braced for a snow day with the white stuff already beginning to build up on hills in Scotland which will see the brunt of the wintry conditions.
