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Road, rail and air travel set to be disrupted as fog sweeps into Britain Road, rail and air travel set to be disrupted as fog sweeps into Britain
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Flights likely to be cancelled and delays probable on bus and train services as visibility falls to below 100 metres
Press Association
Mon 18 Dec 2017 22.15 GMT
Last modified on Mon 18 Dec 2017 22.34 GMT
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Forecasters have warned of likely travel disruption on Tuesday, including cancelled flights, with severe fog forecast to hit much of the UK.Forecasters have warned of likely travel disruption on Tuesday, including cancelled flights, with severe fog forecast to hit much of the UK.
Some patches of freezing fog overnight are also likely and the extreme conditions are expected to last until midday on Tuesday.Some patches of freezing fog overnight are also likely and the extreme conditions are expected to last until midday on Tuesday.
The Met Office said: “Fog is expected to form widely across southern and central England and some eastern parts of Wales on Monday evening, persisting overnight into Tuesday.The Met Office said: “Fog is expected to form widely across southern and central England and some eastern parts of Wales on Monday evening, persisting overnight into Tuesday.
“Slower journey times are likely with delays possible to bus and train services. Some delays or cancellations to flights are also possible.”“Slower journey times are likely with delays possible to bus and train services. Some delays or cancellations to flights are also possible.”
Visibility could fall below 100 metres in some places, the Met Office said, and Tuesday morning was expected to bring only a slow improvement in conditions.Visibility could fall below 100 metres in some places, the Met Office said, and Tuesday morning was expected to bring only a slow improvement in conditions.
A yellow weather warning is in place for the east Midlands, the east of England, London and the south-east, north-west England, south-west England, Wales and the West Midlands.A yellow weather warning is in place for the east Midlands, the east of England, London and the south-east, north-west England, south-west England, Wales and the West Midlands.
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