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Thick fog to create hazardous driving conditions into next week

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Parts of England and Wales face the earliest disruptions on Sunday morning, with the Met Office warning that visibility could fall below 100 meters. As the week progresses, the primary fog risk will transfer northward into Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England. Despite these dense morning hazards, the overall system remains mostly settled and dry, keeping significant rainfall away through early November. Daytime highs will reach 11C to 14C, though regions trapped under lingering fog will feel noticeably cooler.

Key points

  • Drivers across the UK should prepare for hazardous travel conditions and potential mornin…: Drivers across the UK should prepare for hazardous travel conditions and potential morning delays next week.
  • Weak late autumn sunshine will cause mist and fog patches to linger unusually long into t…: Weak late autumn sunshine will cause mist and fog patches to linger unusually long into the day.
  • A dominant high-pressure system will keep conditions largely dry with little rainfall thr…: A dominant high-pressure system will keep conditions largely dry with little rainfall through early November.

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Dense fog will blanket parts of the UK on Sunday and into next week, causing dangerous driving conditions.

England and Wales are most likely to experience the foggy conditions on Sunday, before the threat shifts northwards into next week.

It comes after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for parts of England and Wales early on Saturday morning with visibility on roads predicted to drop to less than 100m in places.

Further warnings could be issued in the coming days as the waning strength of the late autumn sun means mist, fog and patches of low cloud are slow to clear.

Fog risk to shift northwards into next week

On Sunday morning the areas most at risk of seeing dense fog patches are parts of the Midlands, east Wales and eastern England. Some patchy mist and fog could form elsewhere too.

A weak weather front will bring a band of cloud and light drizzle over southern Scotland, northern England and the far north of Wales meaning these areas should have less chance of fog first thing…

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