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Christmas travellers are likely to face further problems as thick fog continues to cover much of southern England. Christmas travellers are facing further problems as thick fog continues to cover much of southern England.
The BBC Weather Centre says the fog will be patchy, but in some areas visibility will be down to 50m (164ft).The BBC Weather Centre says the fog will be patchy, but in some areas visibility will be down to 50m (164ft).
The fog has already disrupted flights at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Southampton airports this weekend.The fog has already disrupted flights at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Southampton airports this weekend.
However, forecasters expect it to clear later, giving way to milder, wetter weather and say rain is likely across the UK on Christmas Eve.However, forecasters expect it to clear later, giving way to milder, wetter weather and say rain is likely across the UK on Christmas Eve.
The milder wet weather will move in from the west as the day goes on, but some mist and fog patches may remain across southern England overnight.The milder wet weather will move in from the west as the day goes on, but some mist and fog patches may remain across southern England overnight.
Cancelled flightsCancelled flights
The heavy fog forced air travellers to endure delays at a number of airports over the weekend. The heavy fog forced air travellers to endure delays on Sunday.
Thousands of passengers were stranded on Friday night as flights were grounded at Southampton and Gatwick, and others to Stansted were diverted. At Heathrow there were 23 flights cancelled because of the weather, of which 19 were British Airways flights and 15 of those were domestic flights.
A total of 16 departures had been cancelled at Gatwick airport, with as many as 2,000 people affected. Incoming flights also had to be diverted away from London City. A spokesman said that 181,000 passengers were expected in Heathrow's terminals on Sunday, slightly less than Saturday when 214,000 passed through.
The low visibility caused further disruption to services at Heathrow and Southampton airports on Saturday, which was expected to be the busiest day of the Christmas getaway. A spokeswoman for Gatwick airport said it was "fully operational" and did not have any cancellations.
On the same day six flights were cancelled at Heathrow, which saw 215,000 travellers use its terminals.
Rail travellers could yet face problems because the West Coast Mainline is closing for five days from 27 December.Rail travellers could yet face problems because the West Coast Mainline is closing for five days from 27 December.
And on the roads, the busiest days after Friday's mass getaway are expected to be 27 and 28 December.And on the roads, the busiest days after Friday's mass getaway are expected to be 27 and 28 December.