UK weather: Thick fog set to cause Monday morning travel chaos

Heavy fog has led to a second day of journey chaos, with flights cancelled and fears of additional disruption throughout tomorrow's rush hour. 

Heathrow Airport stated 50 flights have been cancelled, with a 'important' quantity delayed. 

Gatwick warned of additional delays to arrivals and departures as a consequence of poor visibility and urged passengers to examine their flight standing earlier than travelling.  

Gatwick warned of additional delays to arrivals and departures as a consequence of poor visibility and urged passengers to examine their flight standing earlier than travelling. Pictured: a airplane takes off from the runway at Gatwick

An Emirates Airbus A380 takes off from Gatwick. The Met Workplace is contemplating putting in a yellow warning for fog tonight

Heavy fog has led to a second day of journey chaos, with flights cancelled and fears of additional disruption throughout tomorrow's rush hour. Pictured: passengers queuing at Heathrow Terminal 5

Heathrow Airport stated 50 flights have been cancelled, with a 'important' quantity delayed. Passengers are being urged to examine their flight standing earlier than going to the airport

A British Airways Airbus A380 is shrouded in fog because it is available in to land at Heathrow Airport in west London on Sunday morning

The Met Workplace might subject one other climate warning for Sunday night time, suggesting a chance of additional disruption on roads and airports on Monday

A extreme climate warning  for fog ends this afternoon, however visibility will stay diminished in elements of southern England and south Wales earlier than the fog builds up once more later. Pictured: Joggers run by way of the mist on Wimbledon Frequent

On Sunday morning visibility at Bristol Airport and Exeter Worldwide Airport was round 220 yards. Pictured: a motorist drives by way of fog in Wimbledon

A extreme climate warning ended this afternoon, however visibility will stay diminished in elements of southern England and south Wales earlier than extra fog builds up once more later. 

The Met Workplace might subject one other climate warning for Sunday night time, suggesting a chance of additional disruption on roads and airports on Monday. 

Heathrow 50 flights cancelled, 'important' quantity delayed. Examine with airline. 

Gatwick airport apologised for Saturday's disruption and warned of additional delays to each arrivals and departures as visibility 

Yesterday morning, hundreds of flights and trains have been delayed because of the fog concentrated within the south. 

On Sunday morning visibility at Bristol Airport and Exeter Worldwide Airport was round 220 yards.

This in comparison with three,800 yards at Gatwick, three,280 at Heathrow - whereas at London Stansted it was 437.

Met Workplace forecaster Steven Keates stated: 'There's nonetheless some dense patches of fog round, however issues are enhancing. 

'On the entire it's a higher image than it was two or three hours in the past. Hopefully this afternoon we'll proceed to see a bit of bit extra of an enchancment.

'It may stay a bit gray and murky, however it phrases of disruptive fog hopefully that can turn out to be a bit much less of a problem.'

Heathrow Airport warned 'foggy circumstances' have been affecting flights and suggested passengers to examine standing updates with airways earlier than heading to their terminals.

A spokesman stated: 'If their flights are cancelled then they need to not journey to the airport and will contact their airline to rebook.'

With fog forecast to be within the space round London Metropolis Airport till lunchtime, when their first flights are scheduled to depart, a spokesman stated 'delays and cancellations are potential'.

He added: 'Due to this fact we might advise that passengers examine with their airline earlier than they journey.' 

Mr Keates stated that heading into Sunday night and in a single day it's 'fairly seemingly' the fog will reform and 'probably turn out to be fairly dense' in comparable locations. 

Met Workplace forecaster Steven Keates stated: 'There's nonetheless some dense patches of fog round, however issues are enhancing. Pictured: a canine walker on Wimbledon Frequent

Mr Keates added: 'On the entire it's a higher image than it was two or three hours in the past. Hopefully this afternoon we'll proceed to see a bit of bit extra of an enchancment.' Pictured: a walker in Wimbledon

Skycrapers within the monetary district of Canary Wharf are obscured by fog as cable vehicles on the Emirates Air Line move in entrance

Fog was forecast to be within the space round London Metropolis Airport till lunchtime, when their first flights are scheduled to depart, a spokesman stated 'delays and cancellations are potential'

'We're contemplating whether or not a yellow warning is required once more,' he added.

In the meantime, there shall be moist and windy climate main as much as Christmas, with the danger of a washout on December 25. 

Forecaster Mark Wilson advised MailOnline that the state of affairs ought to enhance, though localised fog may stay till midweek.

'There's nonetheless a danger of fog within the south east however ought to begin to enhance within the center a part of subsequent week.

'Main as much as Christmas Day we anticipate moist and windy climate all through a lot of the UK.

'We may see some fairly unsettled climate on the 25th itself.'     

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