A YELLOW weather warning for snow and ice has been extended until 9pm on Friday evening.
The county is set to get its first bouts of snow from 5pm and they will get heavier throughout the evening.
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Heavy flurries were predicted to begin at around 9pm and continue into the early hours of tomorrow morning, but the forecast as of 4.30pm had downgraded this to light snow showers.
It comes after what was expected to be the 'coldest night of the year', when temperatures plumetted to -4c, in line with the famously freezing Russian city of Moscow.
Here's the warning that is currently in place.
And here's the predicted weather for the county for around 9pm this evening.
When will it start and how much will there be?
Forecast correct as of 9am this morning - for the latest, click here
OXFORD
Thursday, 5pm - Light snow
Thursday, 8pm - Light snow
Thursday, 9pm - Sleet/snow
Thursday, 10pm - Heavy snow
Friday, 1am - Light snow
Friday, 3am - Overcast
ABINGDON
Thursday, 5pm - Light snow
Thursday, 7pm - Overcast
Thursday, 9pm - Light snow
Thursday, 11pm - Light snow
Friday, 1am - Light snow
Friday, 3am - Overcast
WITNEY
Thursday, 5pm - Light snow
Thursday, 7pm - Overcast
Thursday, 9pm - Heavy snow
Thursday, 11pm - Heavy snow
Friday, 1am - Light snow
Friday, 3am - Overcast
BICESTER
Thursday, 5pm - Cloudy
Thursday, 7pm - Cloudy
Thursday, 9pm - Heavy snow
Thursday, 11pm - Heavy snow
Friday, 1am - Light snow
Friday, 3am - Overcast
WANTAGE
Thursday, 5pm - Light snow
Thursday, 7pm - Overcast
Thursday, 9pm - Light snow
Thursday, 11pm - Light snow
Friday, 1am - Light snow
Friday, 3am - Overcast
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