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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. | 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 new warnings to "be aware" of fog for parts of Wales and England until 12:00 GMT on Tuesday. | The Met Office has issued new warnings to "be aware" of fog for parts of Wales and England until 12:00 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Disruptions to flight schedules is being compounded by foggy conditions in much of western Europe. | Disruptions to flight schedules is 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 fog in the evening would become especially thick in parts of east and north-east England. | The Met Office said fog in the evening would become 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. | Airlines have advised passengers expecting to travel on Monday and Tuesday to check their flight status. |
| The latest from around the UK: | The latest from around the UK: |
| BBC weather forecaster John Hammond said the fog would continue to be a "major headache" for some. | BBC weather forecaster John Hammond said the fog would continue to be a "major headache" for some. |
| The main areas where fog would be seen were the Midlands, eastern and northern England and parts of Scotland. | The main areas where fog would be seen were the Midlands, eastern and northern England and parts of Scotland. |
| Patchy fog will appear overnight in the south of England and Wales, while Tuesday morning will see lingering fog in some areas, he added. | Patchy fog will appear overnight in the south of England and Wales, while Tuesday morning will see lingering fog in some areas, he added. |
| A family stranded in Spain have been told they will have to fly back from Alicante to Southend instead of Valencia to Gatwick on Wednesday because of the fog in the UK. | |
| Marina Norris, from Brighton, said: "We have to find our own way to Alicante and our own way back from Southend. We have absolutely no other support." | |
| Terry Halpin told the BBC he was in a hotel near Gatwick, hoping to fly home to Dublin with his two children. | 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 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'." | 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. | 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 | Driving in fog |
| Motoring organisation the AA advises: | Motoring organisation the AA advises: |
| Simon Williams, from the RAC, says drivers approaching a foggy motorway junction should "turn off the radio, turn off the music, and open the windows and listen as well. | Simon Williams, from the RAC, says drivers approaching a foggy motorway junction should "turn off the radio, turn off the music, and open the windows and listen as well. |
| "And obviously, if it's that bad, and you're off the motorway network, stop somewhere safe". | "And obviously, if it's that bad, and you're off the motorway network, stop somewhere safe". |
| Have you been affected by the foggy conditions? You can tell us your story by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Have you been affected by the foggy conditions? You can tell us your story by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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