Thick fog to create hazardous driving conditions into next week

Dense fog will blanket parts of the UK on Sunday and into next week, causing dangerous driving conditions.

England and Wales are most likely to experience the foggy conditions on Sunday, before the threat shifts northwards into next week.

It comes after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for parts of England and Wales early on Saturday morning and again on Sunday morning with visibility on roads less than 100m in places.

Further warnings could be issued in the coming days as the waning strength of the late autumn sun means mist, fog and patches of low cloud are slow to clear.

Sunday morning's Met Office warning talks of dense fog patches in southern England, the Midlands, East Anglia, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Humber along with eastern Wales. Some patchy mist and fog is also affecting northwest England and southern Scotland.

A weak weather front will bring a band of cloud and light drizzle over southern Scotland, northern England and the far north of Wales meaning these areas are more likely to see fog over the hills.

Brighter weather will develop more widely across Scotland and Northern Ireland and apart from the odd shower, many places here will enjoy spells of autumn sunshine.

From Monday onward, high pressure will remain the dominant weather system with the threat of fog shifting northwards.

As skies clear overnight and winds remain light, mist and fog patches will readily form, and combine with some slightly cooler nights and following days.

However as the high pressure drifts out into the North Sea, the wind across the south of the UK will change direction and strengthen.

Between Monday and Friday, the weather will not change very much at all.

The areas most prone to dense fog during the morning commutes this week are the Scottish glens, the Central Belt, the Cheshire Plains, the Vale of York and parts of Northern Ireland. However, some patches of mist and fog cannot be ruled out elsewhere too.