Brighton and Hove has had its first dusting of snow for some months this morning (Thursday 21 November).
A brief flurry breezed in and, while some has settled, the amount is modest.
It followed a weather warning from the Met Office, for other areas, saying that snow and ice were on the way.
Temperatures dipped below freezing over night and some forecasts suggested that snow could fall on other parts of Sussex although this was likely to be north of the South Downs.
Any more flurries are likely to be light and shortlived this morning, with temperatures forecast to creep up to 4C.
Today and tomorrow will remain cold, especially overnight.
High wind speeds tomorrow may add to the chilly feeling in the air but on Saturday the temperature should rise, with rain predicted.
Health chiefs and charities have urged people to check on vulnerable neighbours during the cold snap.
Previously, snow forecasts have prompted the Met Office to warn: “This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services.”
“this morning (Thursday 8 November).” 🤣🤣🤣
Blimey it’s the 21st Dec
Sorry Nov, not Dec
21st November
Snow at Black Rock as well
People do seem to like a drama when talking about the weather.
It’s not actually much snow in our area and it was forecast.
The local news is really that this is early for us to get snow as it’s still November (technically an Autumn month, not yet winter), and we don’t usually see much snow in the South before January.
Ice on the roads maybe a worse problem this evening, and overnight into Friday morning.
The bigger story is then about the wind and rain that are coming this weekend. Saturday and Sunday both look pretty wild, on all the current forecast models. On the plus side, the weekend temperatures should increase by about ten degrees over what we have now.