Polar Blast?

Apparently, winter is coming to the UK. And I mean proper winter: the one with snow. My wife told me so. I checked the news and apparently yes, in the coming weeks there might be a Polar blast hitting us. She is dreading it. I am torn between hope and dread, as I know this country does not cope well with snow. But I am mostly skeptical: snows have been forecast in the past and we got nothing. And from what I can see in the forecast of the upcoming days, it is weather as usual: rain and little else. In other words, I will believe it when I see it, but we will get ready should it come.