Severe weather alert

The Met Office has issued a Level 3 Cold Weather Alert for South East England. 

There will be very cold and frosty nights, with areas of freezing fog developing, which may persist all day in places during the weekend.

It will become less cold into next week.

There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions between 0900 on Friday 08 January and 0900 on Monday 11 January. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services.

View the full warning at the Met Office Cold Weather Alert site.

Cold weather can affect your health. The people most likely to be affected are the elderly, the very young, and people with pre-existing medical conditions.

There are lots of ways you can help yourself and your family in the cold weather:

• Heat your home to at least 18⁰C
• Keep moving – regular activity keeps you feeling warmer
• Wear multiple layers of clothes inside and outside

Find out more about how to keep yourself well and your home warm during winter by visiting the NHS Keep Warm Keep Well website.

For more information go to:

• West Sussex Wellbeing Keeping Warm and Energy Advice
• WSCC Dealing with extreme weather
• WSCC Preparing for emergencies
• Follow us on Twitter for regular updates @WSCCNews @WSCCResilience @wspublichealth

• Met Office: Cold weather alert
• Met Office: Severe weather warnings
• WSCC: Current incidents
• WSCC: Dealing with extreme weather
• WSCC: Preparing for emergencies
• WSCC: Report a road or pavement issue
• GOV.UK: Driving in adverse weather conditions
• GOV.UK: Keep Warm Keep Well leaflet
• NHS Choices: Heatwave: be prepared

You can also:

• Follow us on Twitter for regular updates @WSCCNews and @WSCCResilience
• sign up to receive severe weather and school closure email alerts.

You can find information on road closures, roadworks and other incidents can be found on the West Sussex travel information map.

The latest train service updates are available on the National Rail Enquiries website.