THE beast was back as snow fell again across Sussex over the weekend.

With windchill making the freezing temperatures feel as cold as minus 10C, some still managed to make the most of the day by sledging and building snowmen.

A yellow warning for snow and ice which covered Sussex for Saturday and Sunday is set to continue today – but temperatures are due to rise slightly to a still nippy 4C.

The Met Office monitoring station in Shoreham measured the region’s lowest temperature of minus 1.3C at 5am yesterday.

The wintry snap dubbed the “mini beast from the east” saw winds make the already freezing temperatures feel much colder.

Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson said: “It will stay windy and it will stay very cold indeed.

“Temperatures will be barely above freezing and in the wind it will feel like it’s well below freezing.”

Mr Wilson said temperatures felt as low as minus 8C or minus 10C across southern areas.

Gritting lorries were out in force.

Richard Leonard, Highways England’s head of road safety, advised drivers: “Make sure you keep your distance and reduce your speed if you need to travel because, even in conditions that seem normal and when the snow is not settling, it can be slippery if ice patches have formed or where fresh salt has not been worked into the carriageway.

“Drivers should plan their journeys, monitor weather reports and pack a snow kit of blankets, food, water and a shovel if they really need to travel.”

The cold and snow did not put a dampener on a very cold and snowy Goodwood members’ meeting.

Racing driver David Coulthard still took to the track to test out a new car at the 76th annual event

But for others across Sussex there was some travel disruption.

Passengers suffered some delays from Gatwick – but flights were operating whereas 15,000 passengers were affected by cancellations at Heathrow.

Gatwick said: “Some passengers are experiencing delays while aircraft are de-iced prior to departure, which we know is frustrating.”

There were no reported problems on roads across the county.