Met Office issues flight cancellation warning in 85 areas for 17 hours – list

Met Office issues flight cancellation warning in 85 areas for 17 hours – list Met Office forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning for fog, with flights potentially facing cancellation across a massive swathe of the UK The Met Office has issued a new weather warning for severe fog. The yellow warning comes into force at 6pm today and will last until 11am on Monday, covering huge areas in England and Wales. Visibility could drop to 50 metres or less in some areas, the national weather agency has said. There is also a risk of flights being delayed or cancelled, while bus and train services may also be impacted. "Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, leaving extra journey time, or amending plans if necessary," the Met Office added. "Make sure you know how to switch on your fog lights, and check they are working before setting off on your journey." Fog patches will form from Sunday evening and develop overnight, becoming "extensive" by Monday morning, the forecaster said. Conditions are expected to ease slowly later on Monday morning. Areas facing Met Office fog warning East Midlands - Derby - Derbyshire - Leicester - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottingham - Nottinghamshire - Rutland East of England - Bedford - Cambridgeshire - Central Bedfordshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Luton - Norfolk - Peterborough - Southend-on-Sea - Suffolk - Thurrock London & South East England - Bracknell Forest - Brighton and Hove - Buckinghamshire - East Sussex - Greater London - Hampshire - Kent - Medway - Milton Keynes - Oxfordshire - Reading - Slough - Southampton - Surrey - West Berkshire - West Sussex - Windsor and Maidenhead - Wokingham North West England - Cheshire East - Cheshire West and Chester - Greater Manchester - Halton - Merseyside - Warrington South West England - Bath and North East Somerset - Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole - Bristol - Dorset - Gloucestershire - North Somerset - Somerset - South Gloucestershire - Swindon - Wiltshire Wales - Blaenau Gwent - Caerphilly - Cardiff - Conwy - Denbighshire - Flintshire - Gwynedd - Merthyr Tydfil - Monmouthshire - Newport - Powys - Rhondda Cynon Taf - Torfaen - Vale of Glamorgan - Wrexham West Midlands - Herefordshire - Shropshire - Staffordshire - Stoke-on-Trent - Telford and Wrekin - Warwickshire - West Midlands Conurbation - Worcestershire Yorkshire & Humber - East Riding of Yorkshire - Kingston upon Hull - North East Lincolnshire - North Lincolnshire - North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire - York This is a Breaking News story. You’ll be more likely to see our stories when any big news breaks in future by simply by clicking this link. You can also join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads - or visit The Mirror homepage.