Britain weather: Met Office issues urgent yellow warning for ‘freezing fog’ as millions brace for commuter chaos

The Met Office has issued an urgent yellow weather warning for ‘freezing fog’ as millions of people brace for commuting chaos.

The warning covers parts of the south England and the Midlands and will last until approximately 9:00 am.

Freezing fog this morning in Ibsley, Ringwood, HampshireCredit: Alamy

The Met Office has issued an urgent yellow weather warning for southern England and the MidlandsCredit: MET office

Flooded fields around the Cambridgeshire town of St Ives were hit on TuesdayCredit: Bav Media

Forecasters expect slow travel times with possible disruptions public transport Services.

a With office A spokesperson said: “Fog and freezing fog patches, dense in places, are likely to cause some travel disruption and are difficult the driving conditions.”

Visibility will be affected for motorists during rush hour, but the fog is expected to clear by the afternoon.

“Early fog and freezing fog patches will clear during the morning,” the forecaster added.

“However, during rush hour, fog will still be dense in some places, sometimes limiting visibility to below 100 meters.”

Once the fog When it clears, many western areas will experience sunny spells on Wednesday.

But cloudier skies are expected in the eastern provinces, with isolated rain.

With an onshore wind, it will also feel cool along the east coast with temperatures of 7 to 9°C.

Meanwhile, temperatures inland can reach dizzying heights of 11 to 13°C.

It comes after the mercury plummeted to -6.5°C on Monday Scotland‘s Altnaharra.

Yesterday there were 35 flood warnings in force for Britain and 134 flood warnings.

Snow covered Cumbria and Wiltshire on the weekend – with many waking up to a total whiteout.

Pictures showed snow-covered meadows as cars drove along icy roads in Nenthead.

Snow covered the ground as far south as Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, where camels looked out of place.

A yellow one weather A warning was in force for a period of four hours on Saturday, covering parts of the country Gloucester, Worchester and parts of Wiltshire.

Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: “We had slightly more snow than expected.

“It is not unusual for this time of year. There is often some snow in March. It is the old saying that there is a greater chance of snow at Easter than in March. Christmasand there is some truth in that.”