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19
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16%
3 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The heavy fog warning is in place until 10am, but the forecaster said some patches of fog could last until the afternoon and people should be prepared for changes to weather conditions.
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people → say → conditions
Visibility will vary from place to place with some dense fog patches bringing it down to less than 100 metres, the Met Office said.
asserted
Office → vary → metres
People can expect traffic delays because of the heavy fog and those flying should also plan for delayed or cancelled flights.
asserted
those → expect → flights
The forecaster recommended checking road conditions before driving and making sure fog lights were functional.
asserted
lights → recommend → conditions
Tom Morgan, meteorologist at the Met Office, told the Press Association on Sunday morning: “Most of the fog now is starting to lift and clear, and the visibilities aren’t as bad as they were earlier.
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they → tell → fog
But nonetheless, if you are travelling, give yourself some extra time for your journey, use fog lights if you have them.
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you → travel → them
That means slower journey times, etc.”
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That → mean → times
Mr Morgan said the fog would be “less of an issue” over the next few days, which could bring dry weather across most of the country and even sunny spells for some.
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which → say → some
He said: “High pressure will dominate, which is still unfortunately bad news for southern regions in particular, which are experiencing the severe drought conditions that we’ve seen for several months now.
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we → say → months
“But for all other parts of the UK, it’s largely going to be dry.”
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it → go → UK
Much of the country remains officially in drought, with a severe drought in place across parts of the South West and Sussex.
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drought → remain → West
Mr Morgan said the dry conditions in the coming days mean many could be out on Bonfire Night on Thursday.
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many → say → Thursday
He told PA: “The weather does mean that we do have bonfires, celebrations, events rather going on through this week.
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we → tell → week
“But we’re not really expecting that to cause too many hazards.”
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that → expect → hazards
It comes just days after England was battered with rain, leading to increased river levels in many parts of the country.
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England → come → country
Storms Austen and Boelo caused England to have its wettest week since October 2024.
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England → cause → October
Austen triggered an amber warning from the Met Office for strong winds and rain across Cornwall and parts of Devon on October 23, along with a yellow warning for much of central and southern England.
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Austen → trigger → England
Gusts reached nearly 80mph on the Isle of Wight, flights were cancelled and thousands of homes were left without power.
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thousands → reach → power
Boelo arrived the following day, this time prompting an amber warning for wind over Scotland, with a yellow warning covering northern England.
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Boelo → arrive → England
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