There is a yellow signal for fog with potential flight disruptions. Forecasters warn that trains may be interrupted and flights may be cancelled due to fog descending over much of Britain.
The yellow fog warning was issued by Met Office specialists, which could cause delays on public transport and roads, as well as the potential cancellation of flights, throughout portions of Yorkshire and the Humber, the Midlands and southwest and central England.
Seven areas of England and Wales are under the warning, which is in effect from 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, until 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 16.
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Travel disruption caused by a yellow fog warning prompts the Met Office to advise Britons to “amend plans.”
The Met Office said: ”Areas of fog will continue to develop through Wednesday evening and overnight and, in places, will be dense with visibility below 100 metres.
“Some of the fog will tend to thin and lift into low cloud across parts of southern England and the southeast Midlands by dawn but is likely to persist in a corridor from southwest England through the rest of the Midlands to Lincolnshire and Yorkshire until late morning.
“In some areas, the fog would be dense and visibility would be below 100 metres.” the forecaster said.
The Midlands, East England, South East England, London, South West England, Wales, and Yorkshire are the seven regions included in the fog warning.
British citizens in certain areas are cautioned to anticipate longer travel times, bus and train service delays, and airline delays or cancellations.
When the sky is clear overnight, pockets of frost will also be a problem, according to Met Office Meteorologist Clare Nasir, who noted that fog may take a little to disperse. The forecaster predicts that Thursday will likewise start the day cold.
Weather Creates Travel Chaos
Before leaving in the morning, the forecasts advised drivers to make sure their fog lights were operational and to learn how to turn them on. A football game between Boston United and Southend United in Lincolnshire was called off after seven minutes due to dense fog.
Due to storms followed by ice and snow, many people’s lives were severely disrupted in the new year. Strong gusts and a lot of rain forced Edinburgh to postpone its New Year’s Eve festivities.
Parts of the UK experienced flooding due to torrential rain, and on New Year’s Day, a large issue was reported in Greater Manchester.
Then, last week, there was a lot of snow, which made it difficult to travel on British highways and airports.
The UK’s coldest January night in 15 years occurred on Friday in Altnaharra, a hamlet in the Scottish Highlands, where temperatures dropped to -18.7C. In the last week, snow has also disrupted travel.
Last Thursday, roads in Devon and Cornwall were closed, and Manchester Airport had to close both of its runways. In England, Scotland, and Wales, hundreds of schools were also compelled to close.
Crews rescued at least 17 people, released cars that were stranded in the water, and rescued inhabitants from flooded homes. Emergency personnel rescued pupils who were stranded inside a flooded school in Edenham on Monday afternoon, causing a significant incident in Lincolnshire.
In Beal, which is close to Eggborough and Knottingley in North Yorkshire, a man’s body was found after floods.
Nearly all of the UK was under a snow and ice warning, which led to the closure of hundreds of schools and the issuance of flood warnings.
Due to the severe snow, Manchester Airport temporarily shuttered its runways. Flooding caused by heavy rain and thawing snow forced the closure of major roadways and the blocking of railway lines.