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| Freezing fog over the south of England caused the cancellation of 100 flights at Heathrow and led to warnings of disruption to rush-hour travel on Monday morning. | Freezing fog over the south of England caused the cancellation of 100 flights at Heathrow and led to warnings of disruption to rush-hour travel on Monday morning. |
| The Met Office issued a yellow warning for fog, which it said would limit visibility during the rush-hour. The south-west is expected to see the fog lift earliest, but it is expected to last until mid-morning further east, including in London. | The Met Office issued a yellow warning for fog, which it said would limit visibility during the rush-hour. The south-west is expected to see the fog lift earliest, but it is expected to last until mid-morning further east, including in London. |
| Heathrow airport said it expected disruption to flights and warned passengers to check with their airline before travelling. About 100 flights have been cancelled due to poor visibility. One flight has been cancelled at Gatwick but a spokeswoman said delays were likely. At City airport, the BBC reported 15 flights had been cancelled, while Stansted said it is monitoring the situation. | Heathrow airport said it expected disruption to flights and warned passengers to check with their airline before travelling. About 100 flights have been cancelled due to poor visibility. One flight has been cancelled at Gatwick but a spokeswoman said delays were likely. At City airport, the BBC reported 15 flights had been cancelled, while Stansted said it is monitoring the situation. |
| ]Luton airport said some flights had been delayed but as of 8.30am none had been cancelled. A spokeswoman advised passengers to get to the airport in plenty of time and to check with their airline. | |
| A strike by conductors on Southern railways threatened further disruption for commuters to the south of London, although the operator said 70% of services were expected to run. | |
| The fog was thickest along the M4 corridor, with visibility as low as 30 metres in some places in the early hours of the morning, Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said. Visibility improved as the sun came up but remained at about 100 metres in many places. The freezing temperatures meant there was also a sharp and widespread frost. | |
| Similar conditions were expected for Tuesday morning, covering an even wider area. | |
| The fog warning follows a bitingly cold night on Sunday across the south, with temperatures at Benson in Cambridgeshire as low as -6.9C. The UK’s lowest temperature on Sunday night was -7.1C at Katesbridge in Northern Ireland. | |
| It's been a bitterly #cold night for many with dense #freezing #fog- these early stats show some of the lowest overnight #temperatures pic.twitter.com/BiroGsrmfv | It's been a bitterly #cold night for many with dense #freezing #fog- these early stats show some of the lowest overnight #temperatures pic.twitter.com/BiroGsrmfv |
| Temperatures were expected to remain below freezing for much of Monday morning across the affected area, and the Met Office warned slippery surfaces could pose a risk for rush-hour travellers. | |
| Simon Partridge, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said the fog would linger. “It’s going to be a slow clearing process and some places may not completely clear throughout the day,” he said. “Some parts may not see more than 0-1C because of mist and fog not clearing fully.” | |
| Freezing fog is likely to affect an even wider area on Monday night and into Tuesday morning. “Again tonight we’re looking at fog in some places, which is likely to form quite quickly when the sun goes down. It could actually be even further spread, into the Vale of York and Wales,” said Partridge. Temperatures as low as -5C or -6C were expected, he added. | |
| The wind was expected to pick up later in the week, dissipating fog, Partridge said. |