Motorists were warned that the weather would make driving difficult today but nobody could have foreseen the hold up on the M5 this morning.
For staff at Highways England had to stop the traffic on the M5 after a cow meandered onto the carriageway.
CCTV images from the scene show the cow idly strolling along in the middle of the motorway with lorries and cars queuing behind it.
But Highways England say they have now been able to moo-ve it from the motorway.
Highways stopped both north and south bound traffic between junction 19 for Portishead and junction 20 for Clevedon around 7.46am.
They tweeted: "There is currently a cow in the main carriageway, we've stopped all traffic south and will be stopping the traffic northbound shortly, please follow all signs and signals.
However ten minutes they tweeted to motorists: " The cow has now safely returned to a field and is clear of live lanes, thank you for your patience during this high steaks incident."
Yesterday (October 2) motorists endured lengthy delays on the M5 motorway due to surface water and poor driving conditions.
Surface water was reported on the M5 southbound from J19 (Portishead) to J20 (Clevedon), where the speed limit was lowered to 50mph for safety reasons.
