UK Fog Warning: Yellow Alert Covers Midlands and Southern England
The Met Office has issued a yellow fog warning for much of England, saying conditions are a "perfect recipe" for thick fog and warning that
The Met Office has issued a yellow fog warning for much of England, saying conditions are a "perfect recipe" for thick fog and warning that travel may be disrupted.
The alert runs from 6pm on Sunday until 11am on Monday. It covers most of southern England, excluding the south-west, and the whole of the Midlands.
Where fog is expected
The warning also takes in pockets of northern England and Wales. Fog is expected in Liverpool, Sheffield, York, Cardiff and Wrexham.
Dense fog is forecast mainly inside the warning area. Elsewhere the picture is milder, but not clear.
Niamh Murray, a Met Office operational meteorologist, said: "There is still going to be patchy fog elsewhere, just not quite as dense or as impactful." Parts of the West Country, Northern Ireland and the central belt of Scotland could also see some, she said.
Why fog forms at this time of year
Autumn and winter nights are much longer, Murray explained to the Press Association. That gives temperatures more time to drop.
"We get a longer period of cooling and also the temperatures are much lower," she said. The air also sits closer to the temperature at which fog forms.
What it means for travel
The Met Office has warned that journeys may be disrupted until Monday morning. Drivers, rail passengers and others heading out early across the Midlands and southern England are in the affected zone.
The yellow warning is due to expire at 11am on Monday.
