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Fresh fog warnings issued as flight disruption continues | Fresh fog warnings issued as flight disruption continues |
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Further weather warnings have been issued as dense fog continues to cause disruption to flights across the UK. | |
Heathrow cancelled 122 flights on Monday, while London City, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Belfast and Cardiff airports were also affected. | Heathrow cancelled 122 flights on Monday, while London City, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Belfast and Cardiff airports were also affected. |
The Met Office has issued fresh warnings to "be aware" of fog for parts of England and Wales until 12:00 GMT on Tuesday. | |
Problems are being compounded by foggy conditions in much of western Europe. | Problems are being compounded by foggy conditions in much of western Europe. |
Why does fog still disrupt flights? | Why does fog still disrupt flights? |
Foggy UK: In pictures | Foggy UK: In pictures |
The Met Office said the fog was likely to build up again after dark, becoming especially thick in parts of east and north-east England. | |
Airlines have advised passengers expecting to travel on Monday and Tuesday to check their flight status. | |
The latest from around the UK: | |
Passengers faced a second day of disruption on Monday, after fog caused long delays at the weekend. | |
London City was closed to all flights for several hours earlier, and major European hubs such as Amsterdam's Schiphol airport were badly affected. | London City was closed to all flights for several hours earlier, and major European hubs such as Amsterdam's Schiphol airport were badly affected. |
Visibility fell to just 100m at Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Luton airports on Monday morning, and 150m at Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick and Doncaster Sheffield, according to the Met Office. | Visibility fell to just 100m at Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Luton airports on Monday morning, and 150m at Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick and Doncaster Sheffield, according to the Met Office. |
'Look after yourself' | |
Terry Halpin told the BBC he was in a hotel near Gatwick, hoping to fly home to Dublin with his two children. He said there had been very little information or help from his airline or airport staff. | |
He said: "I've two kids here, I don't know this part of England and they just said, 'look, you have to look after yourself'." | |
Louise Baker, from Bridgend, has been stuck in Paris with her family since Sunday night. | |
She said: "No food, no drink, no nothing. We've been left here as if we don't exist by our company." | She said: "No food, no drink, no nothing. We've been left here as if we don't exist by our company." |
Why is it so foggy? | Why is it so foggy? |
By Steve Cleaton, BBC Weather forecaster | By Steve Cleaton, BBC Weather forecaster |
The sort of fog we've been experiencing is known as radiation fog. | The sort of fog we've been experiencing is known as radiation fog. |
It tends to form most readily on clear nights with light winds - conditions that are usually associated with high pressure systems, or anticyclones. | It tends to form most readily on clear nights with light winds - conditions that are usually associated with high pressure systems, or anticyclones. |
Anticyclones initially tend to bring a good deal of settled and dry weather by day, but as the sun goes down in the evening, the air temperature steadily drops and eventually cools to a point where any moisture condenses out into fog - hence why the foggiest conditions are often found towards dawn. | Anticyclones initially tend to bring a good deal of settled and dry weather by day, but as the sun goes down in the evening, the air temperature steadily drops and eventually cools to a point where any moisture condenses out into fog - hence why the foggiest conditions are often found towards dawn. |
There has also been very little wind to help clear it and as we're into November the sun is lower in the sky, so it's weaker as a heat source, meaning the fog has persisted all day in some areas. | There has also been very little wind to help clear it and as we're into November the sun is lower in the sky, so it's weaker as a heat source, meaning the fog has persisted all day in some areas. |
Driving in fog | |
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