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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 129 flights on Monday, while London City, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Belfast and Cardiff airports were also affected. | Heathrow cancelled 129 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. |
| Airlines have advised passengers to check their flight status before travelling. | |
| 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 on Monday night would become especially thick in parts of east and north-east England. | |
| 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" into Tuesday for some. | |
| The main areas where fog is expected is 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. |
| Simon Calder, travel editor of the Independent newspaper, said the situation was unlikely to get any better on Tuesday. | Simon Calder, travel editor of the Independent newspaper, said the situation was unlikely to get any better on Tuesday. |
| "It's going to be awful tomorrow as well, I'm afraid," he said. "British Airways is saying, for the third day in a row, passengers using particularly the airports in the London area face disruption because of heavy fog." | "It's going to be awful tomorrow as well, I'm afraid," he said. "British Airways is saying, for the third day in a row, passengers using particularly the airports in the London area face disruption because of heavy fog." |
| A family stranded in Spain were 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." | 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. 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. |
| 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," he added. | |
| Driving in fog | Driving in fog |
| Motoring organisation the AA advises: | Motoring organisation the AA advises: |
| 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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