Yellow fog warning in place over Greater Manchester

A fog warning will be in place this week, with the Met Office advising motorists to take care while driving due to poor visibility. The yellow warning will be in place on Thursday from 00.15 through to 10am.

Commuters are advised to take care while driving in large parts of western England stretching from the south coast up to Blackpool. This area includes Greater Manchester.

The Met Office has advised people to allow themselves more time for their journey as the conditions may cause delays. They have also advised that public transport including trains and buses may experience delays, and there is a chance that some flights may be cancelled.

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In a warning posted on their website, the Met Office said: "Patches of fog will become more widespread overnight, resulting in difficult driving conditions in places into Thursday morning."

There was also a warning of "slower journey times with delays to bus and train services possible". They added that there will be "a chance of delays or cancellations to flights".

Going into more detail about the upcoming weather conditions, the Met Office added: "Patches of fog will continue to form overnight becoming more widespread later with the visibility in some places falling below 100 metres. With temperatures also below freezing, icy patches will be an additional hazard on untreated surfaces."

These are the areas which are affected by the yellow weather warning for fog:

East Midlands

Northamptonshire

London & South East England

Buckinghamshire

Hampshire

Oxfordshire

Southampton

West Berkshire

North West England

Blackburn with Darwen

Blackpool

Cheshire East

Cheshire West and Chester

Greater