PICTURES: Sussex wakes up to snow

Families across Sussex woke up to a blanket of snow this morning (Sunday, January 17).
Photo from Jo Dench in Handcross. SUS-160117-102539001Photo from Jo Dench in Handcross. SUS-160117-102539001
Photo from Jo Dench in Handcross. SUS-160117-102539001

Despite the freezing temperatures, people have already been outdoors making snow angels and snowmen.

Residents in Handcross, Eastbourne, Crawley, Robertsbridge and Horsham have sent in photos of the snowy scenes outside their homes.

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A Met Office Level 3 cold weather warning remains in place for Sussex today.

Photo from Bindu Philip in Handcross SUS-160117-102701001Photo from Bindu Philip in Handcross SUS-160117-102701001
Photo from Bindu Philip in Handcross SUS-160117-102701001

The warning stated: “There is a 99 per cent probability of severe cold weather, icy conditions and heavy snow.

“This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Please refer to the national Cold Weather Plan and your Trust’s emergency plan for appropriate preventive action.

“Frosts may be severe at times, particularly where there is lying snow. As winds fall light there is an increasing risk of freezing fog patches forming overnight. Locally, where freezing fog lingers, temperatures may stay sub-zero all day.

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“Cold weather currently looks set to last into early next week. At this stage, it appears that the weather may then turn less cold during the middle of next week.”

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Photo from Tom Vansittart in Handcross SUS-160117-102723001

- Send us your snowy snaps at [email protected].

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