Hazardous driving conditions for Friday as fog warning issued by Met Office

Thick fog has formed on Friday morning across parts of the United Kingdom which could lead to hazardous driving conditions. The Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning for fog from Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, the Home Counties into parts of Greater London. Fog will be dense in places with visibility below 100 metres at times and it will be most extensive and disruptive during the morning rush hour. It will slowly begin to thin, lift and clear later this morning but in some rural spots in eastern England it may not clear until this afternoon. Met Office severe weather warning for fog issued on Friday morning Early morning mist and fog patches on Saturday may lift into low cloud, which could hang around all day. Some areas will fare better with some spells of sunshine with many areas staying dry. The exception to this theme will be north-west Scotland, where a weak weather front will bring thicker cloud and rain for a time. Temperatures will be close to average and will be overall, similar to recent days. a few patches of light rain or drizzle, but not much. The rest of the UK will have a dry day on Sunday with variable cloud and some spells of sunshine at times. With drier weather people will should be able to get out and enjoy the autumn colours High pressure has been building and is set to dominate across the UK in the coming days. This is in stark contrast to last week which saw areas buffeted by a cluster of storms developed by a powerful Atlantic jet stream. The jet stream, still running close to the UK, with the building area of high pressure bringing us much quieter weather. Whilst Storms Austen and Boelo provided some short-term hydrological benefit, 82% of England remains in drought status according to the Environment Agency. The area of high pressure will stay over or close to the UK for at least ten days as a result of a 'diffluent blocking pattern' forming in the Atlantic jet stream across the UK and western Europe, which will prevent weather systems reaching our shores. It means we are heading into a long stretch of mostly dry weather. There could still be some patches of low cloud and drizzle associated with early morning mist and fog, however, rainfall amounts will be negligible. A blocked jet stream pattern creates a near-stationary area of high pressure next week With no storms on the horizon any time soon, it is likely to be a while before we arrival of Chloe, the next name on this year's storm list.