SCORCHING heat has been replaced by heavy rain downpours in Oxfordshire and scuppered weekend plans for many families.

All three emergency services were set to stage a joint family fun day in Thame today, but organisers have been forced to cancel due to 'appalling' weather conditions.

In a Facebook post announcing the cancellation this morning, Thames Valley Police said the site had become 'unsafe' due to rain.

Eynshamfest at Eynsham Playing Fields has also been cancelled due to weather, according to Oxford music act the Social Jam Band.

The weather has been welcomed by others in the county, however, after weeks of unrelenting heat saw sweltering temperatures of up to 31 degrees Celsius - which have plummeted today to highs of just 21C.

Drivers have been urged to travel carefully in the wet and windy conditions, which are set to stay for most of today, according to the Met Office.

Hazards include fallen trees, such as this one spotted this morning in Ferry Hinksey Road in Oxford, just off Botley Road.

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And Lee Bellion sent this picture of a fallen tree blocking the towpath by the side of the Thames to the south of the city centre and just north of Donnington.

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Reader Ruth Bowers sent in this picture of a moody sky in Oxford yesterday, looking towards Worcester College.

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Today marks day two of the free Riverside Festival in Charlbury, and it looks like visitors are going to need raincoats, umbrellas and wellies. 

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Downpours last night were not enough to put off crowds at the Rusty Bicycle pub's annual summer street party in East Oxford.

A throng of people clutching umbrellas danced late into the night as bands performed live music. 

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