IT’S farewell to autumn and a frosty welcome to winter as temperatures hit a freezing -6.5 degrees Celsius in Oxfordshire.
The coldest temperature of the season so far was recorded at RAF Benson on Tuesday night.
And the cold snap is expected to continue with temperatures not expected to reach above 7 degrees Celsius over the next few days. But the county’s road chiefs say they are prepared to keep Oxfordshire up and running and that they have enough salt in reserve to make sure the roads are kept open.
Highways manager Ian McLellan said: “Our advice would be for motorists to drive with due caution when there is frost or snow in the forecast.”
The authority has 12,500 tonnes of salt ready to be spread across Oxfordshire’s road and has said it will order more if need be.
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