The heaviest snowfall of the winter and gale-force winds are forecast to hit Oxfordshire tomorrow.

More snow is set to fall over the county later today before up to 20cms arrives on Monday evening.

A Met Office spokesman said: “There’s a weather system moving eastwards from Wales and the West Country today.

“That’s going to bring a band of rain, sleet and snow across Oxfordshire later this afternoon through this evening.

“It looks as though generally the snow will fall on higher ground with about two to five cms predicted. On lower ground, especially in the south of the county, it could be more sleet than snow.

“That will clear overnight and temperatures will fall to minus one degrees Celsius.

“Tomorrow looks as though it will be dry and fairly bright to start the day, clouding over by about lunchtime.

“Then it looks as though there will be some more wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow. It will probably be mostly snow for Oxfordshire and that will be coming about dusk.

“It will also be pretty windy from the east and north east, with winds approaching, if not reaching, gale force.

“In some areas there could be up to 20cms and it will be quite a nasty combination with the winds, which could cause some drifting.”

Tuesday is set to be windy and cloudy before clearing overnight with temperatures falling to minus four.