Urgent weather warning issued over fog across parts of UK

After an unusually chilly few days last week, there was a collective sigh of relief as the air warmed up somewhat over the weekend.

And thankfully, the rise in temperatures is set to continue this week, hitting a rather balmy 24C on Thursday in some parts.

But the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for fog this morning in the west and north west of England, as well as Wales, and urged drivers to careful.

Forecasters said it could be the first widespread fog of the autumn.

The warning was in place from 5am and is set to last till 10am, at which point the fog is expected to disperse with a breeze and some sun.

There should then be ‘good spells of sunshine,’ during the day.

Further south there may be some patches of mist in the morning, but plenty of sunshine is expected throughout the day, the Met Office said.

Temperatures in the south will reach highs of around 21C while further north it’s expected to be a touch cooler at 19-20C.

Tuesday is expected to be around the same temperature, while on Wednesday forecasters predict a rise to 23C in the south, and around 21C further north.

The south, central and eastern England should enjoy highs of 24C on Thursday but there appears to be a slight dip in temperatures in northern England, with Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield all predicted to sit around 19-20C.

Dean Hall, senior meteorologist at the Met Office, said: ‘Given that people will be commuting to work (on Monday) there may be some very localised impacts from dense fog through the warning area, but very quickly that will lift and disappear as the sun gets to work on it.

‘Through much of next week, high pressure stays well and truly in charge of our weather.’

The predicted low 20Cs in some areas are well above the average the 18C or 19C for this time of year, Mr Hall said.

He added: ‘The signals are that high pressure may stay in charge of our weather for some time yet, so we will wait to see how things pan out as we get towards the end of the week.

‘Summer as a whole has been a bit on the coolish side for some, temperatures have not been great over the past few days, so this will be a welcome relief.

‘If you like the warmth and the sunshine then it will certainly feel a bit warmer compared to what we’ve had recently – it will make a change from the rather changeable (weather), certainly it’s been wetter at times in places, so certainly a bit of respite from the unsettled conditions going forwards.’

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