South coast faces yellow weather fog warning with ‘delays to flights’

Dense fog patches will cover the south coast of the United Kingdom today – prompting the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning.

Britons are being impacted by the mist stretching from Exeter to Ashford.

The yellow warning, which began at 3am today and lasts until 9am, means visibility may fall below 100 metres in places.

The Met Office said areas of fog will be dense in places and may lead to some travel delays, while the fog will ‘slowly lift by mid-morning’.

Area of South East England and South West England which are affected include Brighton and Hove, Kent, Southampton, Dorset, Devon and Somerset.

Clare Nasir, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: ‘Fine in the South and wet in the North and in between more in the way of cloud.

‘A weak weather front is straddling Scotland and Northern Ireland today.

‘Further south it is dry. Winds will be a feature of the weather over the next 24 hours as well.

‘Further south we’re seeing clearer skies, a chilly start, particularly across Southern England and Wales.

‘Watch out for one or two mist and fog patches

‘For Northern England, lots of cloud here and even some drizzly bits and pieces, so poor visibility over higher ground.

‘We will see some fine weather across England and Wales. Although for the likes of Cumbria and Northumberland, southern counties of Scotland, you will see less in the way of rain and more in the way of cloud.

‘Down towards the south east we are likely to see 17 degrees celcius. For mid-Wales 15 or 16 degrees.’

When it’s foggy, drivers are recommended to only drive when necessary, ensure their headlights are working properly and to use their fog lights – when required.

Drivers should only use fog lights when visibility drops below 100m, according to The Highway Code.

If you’re not sure when that is, check if you can see the tail lights of the car in front of you. If you can’t, you should be using rear fog lights.

Then, when visibility rises above 100m, remember to turn off lights to avoid dazzling other drivers.

Lastly, drive slowly and keep your distance – you never know what could be in front of you in low visibility.

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