OXFORDSHIRE remains under a warning from the Met Office this morning about strong winds throughout the day.
Already there are three reports of roads being blocked or partially blocked by fallen trees or fencing.
Yesterday the Met Office put the county and much of the country under a yellow warning.
It was originally forecast that Oxford would see gusts of up to 50mph this afternoon. That, however, has been decreased down to the lower 40s.
So far these are the traffic disruptions reported:
- A420 Park End Street, Oxford: Fencing blown over in the road. Approach with care
- A4095 Oxford Road, Kirtlington: Road blocked due to fallen tree and accident, a motorcycle involved
- A4260 Oxford Road, Steeple Aston: Partially blocked due to fallen tree
- A4260 Oxford Road, Adderbury: Closed both ways due to fallen tree near Berry Hill Road
- A338 Hungerford Hill, Great Shefford: Closed both ways due to fallen tree
- Edmunds Road, Banbury: Blocked due to fallen tree
Fencing down in Frideswide Square #oxford after a very windy night @TheOxfordMail pic.twitter.com/QKCoea6z1U
— Keeley Rodgers (@Keeley_Rodgers) March 31, 2015
Elsewhere across the country there is even a risk of snow.
Motorists are being warned of "difficult" conditions as a yellow be aware warning for wind remains in place for much of the day.
Parts of north Wales, the Bristol Channel and East Anglia saw winds of up to 70mph overnight and the gales will continue for some parts.
"While the winds should gradually ease, it's going to stay a pretty windy day," said Met Office forecaster Kirk Waite.
"There could potentially be some quite difficult conditions throughout the course of the morning for those getting up and heading out to work.
While there may be a slight let-up, Mr Waite said the best we can expect are "some sunny spells".
Northern parts of Scotland are subject to an ice warning until mid-morning, bringing with it a risk of snow on higher ground and, Mr Waite said, some "potentially treacherous conditions on northern routes".
While strong winds have died down after a blustery night for Northern Ireland the day ahead is set to be a wet one with scattered showers for much of the day.
Looking forward to Easter, Mr Waite said the weekend will be breezy to begin with but things should "gradually quieten down".
On Sunday gusts hit the famous Father Time weather vane at Lord's cricket ground, knocking it parallel to the ground at the St John's Wood venue in London.
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