Weather: When Met Office says snow will fall in Brighton

With the city's recent record of missing out on the white stuff, many may have believed this would just mean plummeting temperatures and the need to put on a second pair of socks.

However, the Met Office has now revealed the exact times it expects snow to fall in Brighton.

 

As of 8.50am, the weather service has forecast:

• "Sleet" between midnight and 3am on Sunday morning, with a 60 per cent chance of precipitation during this time
• "Heavy snow" between 3am and 9am on Sunday, with a 90 per cent chance of precipitation during this time
• "Snow" between 9am and 9pm on Sunday, with a 60 per cent chance of precipitation during this time
• "Snow" between midnight and 6am on Monday morning with a 50 per cent chance of precipitation during this time

Today, the Met Office has forecast temperatures of up to 9C with highs of 8C tomorrow.

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But freezing conditions are expected to roll in on Saturday night, with temperatures staying between -2C and 2C until Thursday.

As a result, the entire South East and east coast of Britain has been placed under 60 hours of severe snow and ice warnings by the Met Office.

Richmond Place, Brighton SNOW CHAOS 9 DEC 1967Argus Archive Andy Garth..

The alert will come into effect at noon tomorrow and remain in place until midnight on Sunday, before being replaced by a fresh 24-hour snow and ice warning in place throughout Monday.

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A Met Office spokesman said: "Snow showers in the far north-east of the UK will spread southwards.

"There is a chance of heavier snow for a time in the south... with the more persistent snow from Sunday in the south-east pulling away.

The UK is expected to be affected by a cold, easterly wind, with snow showers.

"These will develop over sea areas and be blown inland, with some places possibly seeing quite frequent although mainly light showers.

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"Some places however, will miss these altogether. Where they do occur, 1-4cm of additional snow is most probable for the majority of areas, perhaps 3-7cm over higher ground exposed to the east."

As a result of the freezing conditions forecast, the Met Office has warned people to prepare for the possibility of disruption to travel.

Brighton UK 27th February 2018 - Sledging fun in Queens Park Brighton early this morning as the 'Beast of the East' snow storms spread across Britain today with more snow and freezing weather forecast for the rest of the week.Photograph taken by Simon

The weather service has told people to expect:

• A small chance of travel delays on roads with some stranded vehicles and passengers, along with delayed or cancelled rail and air travel

• A small chance that power cuts will occur and other services, such as mobile phone coverage, may be affected

• A slight chance that some rural communities could become cut off

• A small chance that untreated pavements and cycle paths become impassable