The UK was battered by freezing winds and drifting snow all last week, as a Siberian weather front nicknamed ‘the beast from the east’ intersected the precipitation-bearing storm Emma from the south. With 6 inches of lying snow in Gravesend, we actually got off lightly compared with both Scotland and the West Country. A sudden upturn in temperature saw it melt rapidly on Saturday, then heavy rain yesterday washed away the remnants of the slush. By this morning, apart from a few patches in sheltered corners, it was as if it had never happened.
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