Fog forecast to make UK Thursday morning journeys difficult

Fog is forecast to form across parts of the UK on Thursday morning, with east Wales and central and southern England among the areas most likely to be affected. The BBC’s weather presenter Simon King says visibility could be poor enough to make the morning commute difficult, and fog may linger in some places until lunchtime.

Winds are expected to ease overnight as high pressure builds, creating conditions for mist and fog. Rain is also forecast in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England and Wales on Friday and Saturday. Mist and fog could return to eastern and southern England.

The calmer pattern is expected to continue into next week, bringing further overnight fog that may persist into the morning. In some places, mist, fog and low cloud may not clear during the day. The forecast currently suggests this settled weather could last through much of the first week of November.