THE Met Office has stepped up its weather warning for Oxfordshire with snow now expected from Thursday.
Temperatures have already plummeted across the county and are expected to remain below freezing throughout today and Thursday.
The wind chill factor will make things seem even colder, feeling minus 10C by this afternoon.
Here's a few of the 06.00 temperatures in our region...
— SCAS (@SCAS999) February 28, 2018
Oxford: -5C
Reading: -5C
High Wycombe: -5.4C
Aylesbury: -5.4C
Winchester: -5.7C
Southampton: -5.7C
Lymington: -6.3C
It's cold! Take extra care on roads and pavements this morning. #WeDontWantToSeeYouLater pic.twitter.com/VCxnkZawOA
There is also a 30 per cent chance of snow showers in Oxford at around 9am and later this afternoon.
And tonight's lows are expected to dip to -10C again.
It will be an exceptionally cold night tonight, with temperatures falling to minus double digits for many! 😮 pic.twitter.com/8T5PoQQEnh
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 27, 2018
Forecasters had initially issued a yellow warning for Friday and Saturday, however this has now been to amber and is currently in place from 2pm on Thursday until 8am on Friday.
The new warning forecasts up to 10cm 'quide widely' and 'frequent and heavy snow showers leading to some significant accumulations developing'.
It also warns that 'roads may become blocked by deep snow, with many stranded vehicles and passengers'.
The county has already seen snow fall this week with a smattering of wintery showers dusting the ground yesterday and on Monday.
However, the region is expected to see heavier snow fall as the freezing weather from Siberia, dubbed 'the Beast from the East' takes hold later in the week.
The Met Office chief chief forecaster said: "A weather system is expected to move slowly north through Thursday, intensifying and pushing north across the warning area from Thursday afternoon.
"As it comes into contact with the very cold air resident over the UK, it has potential to produce widespread snow, accompanied by strong to gale force winds."
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