The Met Office has issued a weather warning for freezing fog across the district tonight as temperatures plummet.

The yellow warning is from 2am -11am Saturday morning with overnight temperatures of -2 degrees celsius.

The weather conditions could lead to travel delays and cancellations and slower journey times.

The met’s advice for people who need to travel by road in the fog is:

• Avoid travel if possible
• Drive very slowly with dipped headlights, full-beam lights reflect off the fog causing a ‘white wall’ effect
• Keep an eye on your speed, fog can give the illusion of moving in slow motion
• Use fog lights, but remember to turn them off when the visibility improves
• Don’t hang on the tail lights of the car in front, rear lights can give a false sense of security
• Watch out for freezing fog which is made of water droplets that freeze on contact with objects such as the pavement, road, car, etc. It can quickly form a layer of ice.

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