Bristol weather updates: Temperatures set to plummet

Motorists across North Somerset are being advised to take caution on roads across the district as temperatures are set to plummet.

The district has been battered by bad weather over the past week with heavy rainfall and high winds.

Many roads have been left unpassable due to floods and the heavy rain has caused landslips in Portbury.

Forecasters now say temperatures are likely to plummet with overnight possible near freezing temperatures on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night.

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Council highway chiefs say that this could cause already wet roads to freeze and cause treacherous driving conditions.

A council spokesman said: "The forecast for the next few days in North Somerset indicates dry but cold conditions, with overnight possible near freezing temperatures.

"This could have a significant impact on roads if sub zero road temperatures do occur.

"The already wet roads are likely to freeze and cause treacherous driving conditions.

"Gritting vehicles will be deployed as usual if the road temperature falls, but due to water run off from hills and fields the effectiveness of the salting may be severely reduced.

"Therefore the message to drivers, public transport users, cyclists and pedestrians is to take extreme caution on all roads, whether treated or not."

The council salts 29 per cent of the overall road network across the district, including the main arterial routes.

For more details on road closures and severe weather visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/disruption.

UPDATE 11.30AM

First Great Western are reporting problems on some trains, and advising people to keep an eye on their journey checker.

Today will become drier and brighter through the afternoon, but overnight temperatures look set to drop close to freezing in some places.

The rest of the week will be dry and fine but will be turning increasingly cold with the risk of overnight frost and fog.

For more details of the forecast visit our weather pages.