THE Met Office has warned of “freezing fog” and 60mph winds today – as temperatures will plunge to -6C.
Wet and windy weather will sweep Scotland, while the south of England will be hit by a cold spell as the night draws in.
A Met Office map shows temperatures of-6C in south England[/caption]
Commuters have been warned to ‘take care’ amid foggy conditions[/caption]
Richmond Park in south-west London was covered in frost yesterday morning[/caption]
Posting on X, the Met Office said: “A chilly night tonight, especially across the south where temperatures will widely drop below freezing with freezing fog patches developing by dawn.”
A map by the weather service shows temperatures of -6C around Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire tonight, with temperatures of -4C around Hampshire.
Winds are expected to build throughout this morning in the north of England – reaching as high as 60mph towards the northern tip of the country and into Scotland.
Meanwhile, fog will hit areas in the south east of England this morning – easing off for the afternoon ahead of the chilly night.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “The northern half of the UK will experience increasing wind speeds, through Tuesday, with wind gusts of in excess of 50mph, even 60mph, in parts of northern Scotland.
“Fairly blustery on Tuesday as well for northern England and Ireland, particularly around the higher parts of these areas.
“But for the south its a clam and frosty start to Tuesday, widely -1 to -3C and in some of the colder spots such as Benson in Oxfordshire, temperatures could dip below -5C.
“There will be a few fog patches as well particularly towards the south east but they’ll disappear mid morning.
“And then a beautiful spring sunny day once again for much of England and Wales, with temperatures responding well as a result.
“For the north though, it’s going to be a blustery day around the north and northwest of Scotland and then it turns increasingly wet as a weather front dangling from that low that’s affecting Iceland moves in later Tuesday.”
It comes after equally frigid conditions over the weekend – with parts of the southeast waking up to temperatures of -6.1C on Sunday.
Frosts continued yesterday – as forecasters also warned commuters to “take care” amid a “foggy” start to the week.
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.”
Pictures from yesterday show fields blanketed in frost, and rivers steaming with mist.
Met Office 5-day forecast
Today:
A frosty start across central and southern parts of the UK, with some mist and fog. Plenty of sunshine for England and Wales throughout the day. Cloudier skies elsewhere, with wet and windy weather moving into northern parts of Scotland.
Tonight:
Wet and windy weather moving across Scotland. Rather cloudy for Northern Ireland and northern England, but clear skies elsewhere with another widespread frost and freezing fog patches forming.
Wednesday:
Cloudy and rather windy across much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northwest England, with the risk of some rain at times. Largely fine and sunny elsewhere, once early fog clears.
Thursday to Saturday:
Mostly fine on Thursday, with sunny spells. Turning widely more unsettled through Friday and Saturday, with sunny spells and showery outbreaks of rain, which could be heavy. Mild and breezy.
The River Frome covered in mist yesterday morning[/caption]
