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Will El Niño and the polar vortex bring snow to the UK this winter?

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Widespread snow driven by a polar vortex is rumoured to be heading for the UK this autumn and winter. But is that really the case?

Headlines have been suggesting it is down to the effects of El Niño but the truth is much more complicated.

For the rest of the autumn, El Niño actually increases the chance of wet, mild and potentially stormy weather for the UK.

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