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Fog warning for Kent on Sunday

Forecasters have issued a further weather warning for fog affecting parts of Kent tomorrow.

The Met Office said parts of England, including the west of the county, will be hit by difficult driving conditions while freezing temperatures could see untreated surfaces become slippery.

The parts of Kent affected by the fog warning tomorrow (61984364)
The parts of Kent affected by the fog warning tomorrow (61984364)

The yellow weather warning will be in place between 2am and 11am on Sunday.

It means travel delays are likely and flights could be cancelled.

Freezing fog will lead to difficult driving conditions and could cause travel delays in some areas on Saturday night and Sunday morning.

The Met says the weather will lead to slower journey times by car, with delays to bus and train services possible.

Untreated surfaces may become slippery.

Journey times on the road may be affected by the weather tomorrow. Stock picture
Journey times on the road may be affected by the weather tomorrow. Stock picture

But Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said the worst of the cold spell is over, with temperatures expected to climb next week across the whole of the UK.

Mr Snell said: “Next week, looking at the severe front, it’s looking pretty benign.

“We’re starting to lose the risk of fog and temperatures are generally around where they should be.

“We’ll probably lose the really hard frosts. In terms of ice and snow, it certainly looks like we’re over the worst.

“We’ve got to keep an eye on risk of fog generally this cold spell, although the main hazards from it look like they are beginning to diminish.”

Overnight temperatures across the country are still forecast to be sub-zero during the weekend, and will climb to highs of around 5C in the South East and 10C in the North.

The fog warning covers a large part of the country
The fog warning covers a large part of the country

Mr Snell explained the temperatures would be lower in the South – which is often warmer than other areas of the country – because of a change in wind direction in the North West.

The change will see an Arctic blast that swept across the UK over the past five days giving way to warmer air from the Atlantic, but will take longer to reach southern areas.

Several sports fixtures have been called off and travel cancelled on Saturday following the freezing conditions.

The Sky Bet Championship match between Blackpool and Huddersfield was postponed due to a frozen pitch and a race meeting at Haydock was cancelled because of an icy track.

National Rail said there was disruption to trains between Three Bridges in Wessex and and Brighton, Hove and Sussex due to a points failure but did not specify whether this was caused by ice.

It comes after temperatures plunged below minus 10C in parts of the UK this week amid snow and icy conditions.

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