Met Office issues new 15-hour weather warning as 7 areas brace for travel chaos

Posted by Admin January 15, 2025 Travel

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for fog which could lead to delays on roads and public transport as well as possible flight cancellations.

The warning, which runs from 8pm on Wednesday (January 15) until 11am on Thursday (January 16), covers seven regions of England and Wales.

The Met Office said: “Areas of fog will continue to develop through Wednesday evening and overnight and, in places, will be dense with visibility below 100 metres.

“Some of the fog will tend to thin and lift into low cloud across parts of southern England and the southeast Midlands by dawn, but is likely to persist in a corridor from southwest England through the rest of the Midlands to Lincolnshire and Yorkshire until late morning.”

The seven areas included in the fog warning are the Midlands, East of England, South East England, London, South West England, Wales and Yorkshire.

Brits in those parts are warned to expect slower journey times, with a risk of delays to bus and train services, as well as a chance of delays or even cancellations of flights.

The forecaster has advised drivers to make sure their vehicle’s fog lights work before setting off on journeys during the warning period.

Met Office Meteorologist Clare Nasir said pockets of frost will also be an issue overnight where skies are clear, adding the fog could be slow to clear. It will also be a cold start to the day on Thursday, according to the forecaster.

Ms Nasir said there will be one or two breaks in the cloud tomorrow, but dull skies look set to continue for many.

The full list of counties included in the Met Office‘s yellow warning for fog are:

Derbyshire

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Northamptonshire

Nottinghamshire

Rutland

Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire

Northamptonshire

Buckinghamshire