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Met Office issues new 11-hour weather warning for 85 areas on Monday - full list The Met Office has urged Brits to make a crucial check. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Add us as preferred source Comments By Charlie Bradley , Kris Boratyn 10:27, Sun, Nov 8, 2026 Updated: 11:04, Sun, Nov 8, 2026 The conditions could spark chaos (Image: Getty) The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for Monday as .

A yellow warning for fog will cover large parts of England and Wales , with significantly reduced visibility expected in some areas. The warning begins at around 6pm on Sunday and runs until 11am on Monday. It covers parts of the East Midlands, East of England, London and South East England, North West England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber. Fog is expected to become widespread overnight before conditions slowly begin to improve later on Monday morning.

The Met Office said: "Fog patches will form readily again during Sunday evening and overnight becoming extensive by Monday morning. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT "Some dense patches of fog are expected with visibility down to around 50 metres or less in some places. Fog thinning slowly later on Monday morning." The conditions could lead to slower journey times, while delays to bus and train services are possible. There is also a chance that flights could be delayed or cancelled.

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You can unsubscribe at any time. More Info . A yellow warning for fog will cover large parts of England and Wales (Image: Getty) Drivers are advised to check road conditions before travelling, leave extra time for their journeys or change their plans if necessary. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT People should also make sure they know how to switch on their fog lights and check they are working before setting off. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Bus and train services, as well as flights and ferry travel, could also be affected.

Passengers are advised to check for updates from their travel companies and follow their advice. The Met Office recommends keeping up to date with the forecast as weather warnings can change. A yellow weather warning is issued when conditions are expected to disrupt travel and traffic and could affect people's daily routines. The full list of local areas affected is: East Midlands Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland East of England Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock London and South East England Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, Medway, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham North West England Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Greater Manchester, Halton, Merseyside, Warrington South West England Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire Wales Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham West Midlands Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Warwickshire, West Midlands Conurbation, Worcestershire Yorkshire and Humber East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, York Met Office weather warnings Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Add us as preferred source Comments

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What we found (2)

The Express reports a Met Office yellow fog warning for 85 areas of England and Wales, quotes the forecaster directly and lists the areas in full. Its headline calls it an 11-hour warning on Monday, though the body says it starts at 6pm on Sunday and runs about 17 hours. In its own voice it also says readers could face travel 'chaos', where the sourced detail speaks only of possible delays.

  1. Headline goes beyond the article

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    “new 11-hour weather warning for 85 areas on Monday”

    Why this matters
    The headline's words "11-hour" and "on Monday" tell the reader the warning is an eleven-hour Monday event.
    The impression it gives
    A reader believes the fog warning covers only Monday morning and lasts eleven hours.
    The context
    The body says the warning starts on Sunday evening and runs to 11am on Monday, about 17 hours. Fog is expected to form from Sunday evening, so someone travelling on Sunday night may wrongly think the warning does not apply to them.

    How we know

    • Elsewhere in the article“The warning begins at around 6pm on Sunday and runs until 11am on Monday”
    • Elsewhere in the article“Fog patches will form readily again during Sunday evening and overnight”

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  2. Uses a loaded word

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    “Brits could face traffic and flight chaos”

    Why this matters
    The Express says in its own voice that readers face "chaos" on the roads and in the air.
    The impression it gives
    A reader believes severe, widespread disruption is expected.
    The context
    The article's own sourced detail speaks only of slower journeys, possible bus and train delays and a chance of flight delays or cancellations. A yellow warning signals possible disruption, not chaos.

    How we know

    • Elsewhere in the article“The conditions could lead to slower journey times, while delays to bus and train services are possible”
    • Elsewhere in the article“There is also a chance that flights could be delayed or cancelled”

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What it gets right

  • “Some dense patches of fog are expected with visibility down to around 50 metres or less in some places”

    The article quotes the Met Office's own forecast wording, so the reader gets the specific expected visibility rather than a paraphrase.

  • “A yellow weather warning is issued when conditions are expected to disrupt travel and traffic and could affect people's daily routines”

    It explains what a yellow warning means, which lets the reader judge the actual level of risk.

  • “People should also make sure they know how to switch on their fog lights and check they are working before setting off”

    It gives concrete, practical safety advice tied to the hazard being reported.

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