HEAVY fog is set to spark rush-hour mayhem after temperatures plunged to -6C in a frosty start to this week.
The Met Office warned there could be “disruption” during rush hour this morning due to the thick fog conditions and advised commuters to take care.
Commuters have been warned that heavy fog could spark rush-hour mayhem[/caption]
Temperatures on Sunday plummeted to as low as -6.1C in parts of the UK[/caption]
Benson in South Oxfordshire saw the coldest temperatures yesterday[/caption]
On Sunday, temperatures dropped to as low as -6.1C in England, hitting the chilliest in Benson, South Oxfordshire.
Met Office Meteorologist Ellie Glaisyer said: “[It’s] a really quite chilly start to the working week.
“Also quite a foggy start too particularly across the very far south east and this could cause some disruption during Monday morning’s rush hour.
“Do take care if you are travelling.”
Much of the North of England and central Scotland are expected to have a “cloudy, grey and damp start” to the day.
Scotland is expected to remain “quite cloudy” for much of the day, with Shetland and Orkney seeing blustery conditions and showers.
Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 12C on Monday in an around Hull, while much of the rest of the UK sits around the 10C mark.
Ellie added that conditions would be “pleasant” later today in the south-east but that “cloud, rain, [and] damp conditions” would continue in northern areas into the evening.
She said: “Turning really quite chilly [in the south-east] but turning a little breezier across the north-west.
“Some blustery showers feeding in from the west into the early hours of the morning.
“Likely frost free for much of Northern Ireland and Scotland.”
However, she warned that parts of England and Wales could see as temperatures as low as -5C on Tuesday morning.
As Tuesday progresses, the forecaster expects temperatures to be largely similar to Monday, with most areas being in low double-digits.
Met Office 5-day forecast
Today:
A frosty start in the south with any freezing fog patches clearing to leave a sunny day here.
Much of Scotland also bright and mainly dry but windy in the far north.
Elsewhere, rather cloudy with some patchy rain.
Tonight:
Cloud lingering across northern England, with patchy drizzle over hills.
Clear spells elsewhere, especially in the south where it will turn frosty once again.
Rain reaching the far northwest later.
Tuesday:
A dry and sunny day for much of the UK after any early fog clears.
Turning increasingly wet and windy though for northern and western Scotland, with gales possible later.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Remaining mainly settled in the south, with plenty of sunshine, although cloudier for some by Friday.
Often cloudy and windy in the north, with rain at times, especially for Scotland.
Foggy conditions earlier this month[/caption]
