Weather warnings in place for Oxfordshire
Amber warning for very strong winds and yellow weather warning for heavy rain due to Storm Henk.
It's a very wet and windy start to 2024 with several weather warnings in place covering most of England and Wales, including Oxfordshire.
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain is in place until 9pm tonight (2nd January) whilst an amber alter for very strong winds is in place until 8pm. They could disrupt travel and wind speeds in the county are expected to get close to 50mph.
Some areas of the country could see 80mph winds with rain and blustery conditions expected from the South Coast all the way up to Manchester and Hull.
The South Coast is covered by a more severe Amber weather warning for high winds and the Met office say it's likely there'll be power cuts, road closures and damage to buildings.
The warning is in place throughout today day from 10:00-20:00.
A statement on The Met Office website told us what to expect in the worst affected areas:
"There is a good chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.
"Probably some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs.
"Longer journey times and cancellations likely, as road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected.
"Flying debris is likely and could lead to Injuries or danger to life.
"Some roads and bridges likely to close.
"Injuries and danger to life is likely from large waves and beach material being thrown onto coastal roads, sea fronts and properties."
For more northern parts of the country and Wales, we're being told to expect some disruption on coastal roads and there's a warning for high-sided vehicles that may be affected by the wind.