TWO yellow weather warnings could spark travel chaos and force flights to be cancelled today.
The Met Office has warned heavy fog may cause disruption across large areas of the country.
A yellow weather alert covers much of Manchester and parts of Stoke-on-Trent.
The notice came into force at 4am and ends at 10am, but Met Office meteorologists warned there could be “slower journey times with delays to bus and train services possible”.
“There is a chance of delays of cancellations to flights,” the agency added.
Another yellow fog warning covers the east of England, stretching from York all the way down to Cambridge, and including much of Peterborough.
It is in place from 4am until 10am, with the Met Office issuing the same advice.
To drive safely in fog, the weather agency urges motorists to know where their fog light switch is before they set off.
Fog lights should be used once visibility drops below 100 metres, which is around the length of a football pitch.
It is also advised to allow a bigger distance between you and the car ahead.
Experts also warn drivers not to use full beam because the fog will reflect light back.
The weather forecast remains dry for the rest of the day, with sunny spells across much of the UK accompanied by light breezes.
Highs of 16C are expected in London by mid-afternoon, with averages elsewhere hovering between 13C and 14C.
This follows a spell of stormy weather that battered the UK last week.
The country was hit by around 400 lightning strikes in just a day.
Heavy rain, hail and thunder thrashed southern England and the East Midlands on Saturday.
The heavy rainfall caused some flooding with one warning in place on Sunday.
Flood alerts from the Environment Agency remain in place for 22 parts of the country including north Hampshire, Salisbury and Hertfordshire.
National Highways said parts of the M18 in Yorkshire were closed on Saturday.
Parts of the M40 near Warwick also remained closed on Sunday.
However, the UK did see its warmest spring equinox since 1972 on March 20 as temperatures reached 21°C in parts of the country.
[boxout headline=”UK 5 day weather forecast”]Today
Dry for many with plenty of warm sunny spells, once any morning mist and fog clears. Cloud and outbreaks of rain will move into northwest Scotland and Northern Ireland later.
Tonight
Windy in the northwest as rain slowly moves southeast. Cloudy in the south and west with patchy drizzle over hills. Clear spells elsewhere, with mist and fog patches by dawn.
Thursday
Cloud and rain continues to sink southeast, becoming heavy and persistent later. Ahead of this, mist and fog clearing to leave a dry day with some sunny spells.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday
Rain eventually clears southeast through Friday, with cooler weather, sunny spells and scattered showers following. Further rain possible in the west on Saturday, but drier overall on Sunday.
