IN PICTURES: The (brief) moment when the snow shower hit Portsmouth

Portsmouth had a brief taste of the so-called '˜Beast from the East' this afternoon as a snow shower covered the city.

More showers have been forecast for the next few days, with temperatures during the day forecast to fall as low as -5C.

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