The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for fog covering 74 areas across the UK, with the alert active from midnight until 10am on Sunday, November 1. The warning was announced at 11.19pm on Saturday, October 31.
Regions and Expected Conditions
The warning applies to parts of the East Midlands, East of England, London and South East England, North West England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humber. Dense fog is expected to bring low visibility across these regions.
Driving conditions on Sunday morning are expected to be extremely difficult, with drivers urged to take extra care on the roads. The Met Office forecast stated: "Fog has developed widely and will persist across many areas into Sunday morning before slowly lifting and clearing. Visibility will vary from place to place with some dense fog patches bringing visibility of less than 100 metres making for difficult travel conditions."
Travel Advice and Affected Areas
The forecaster also warned of delays to bus and train services, as well as a chance of delays or cancellations to flights. The Met Office advised: "Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, leaving extra journey time, or amending plans if necessary. Make sure you know how to switch on your fog lights, and check they are working before setting off on your journey. Bus and train services, as well as flights and ferry travel may also be affected; check for updates from your travel company and follow their advice."
The full list of local areas affected includes Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock, Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Denbighshire, Monmouthshire, Powys, Torfaen, Wrexham, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and York.
The fog is expected to clear by 10am, with travel conditions gradually improving as visibility lifts.
