Uk weather forecast: freezing fog to continue

Most places will remain dry, although northern and western hills may see some light rain as the day proceeds. Eastern Scotland and north east England are likely to be the only places in the

UK to experience sunny spells. All in all the temperatures are expected to be milder, reaching 8-12C. The weekend promises to bring a return of the wet and windy weather of recent weeks.

Alex Deakin from the Met Office said: “Wednesday morning not quite as frosty and foggy as recent mornings. But a few patches of both around still across the south. “A dry day for many and a

rather drab day as well with a lot of cloud covering the UK.” He added: “A cold start across the southwest, some patches of frost here and some patches of fog slowly clearing as the cloud

spills in from the north.” Wednesday evening will see misty and murky conditions, especially on some of the higher routes. High pressure will still be in charge for the rest of the week, but

there will be ‘anticyclonic gloom’ for many with extensive low cloud on Thursday and Friday. Weakening Atlantic fronts will drift east across northern Britain, bringing outbreaks of mostly

light rain, across the south it will be mostly dry, but some patchy drizzle is possible. The promise of milder weather will come as a relief to motorists, who have had to contend with icy

and treacherous driving conditions. JUST IN: SPAIN WEATHER FRONT: STORM GLORIA CAUSES CHAOTIC SEA NEAR BARCELONA  In Devon, icy roads caused another van to overturn on the road between

Tedburn St Mary and Crediton. Police officers advised drivers to avoid the area, as the road would be closed for several hours. Devon and Cornwall Police's roads policing team tweeted:

"Road between Crediton and Tedburn St Mary closed due to overturned van. "Road is covered in ice so best avoided for several hours." The unprecedented cold weather of the past

week even prompted Public Health England (PHE) to issue health warnings. Dr Owen Landeg, principal environmental public health scientist at PHE, said: "Below 18 degrees, changes to the

body mean that the risk of strokes, heart attacks and chest infections increase so heating homes to this temperature is particularly important to stay well." The cold snap comes after

Storm Brendan swept across parts of the UK last weekend causing road closures and rail disruption, as well as gales of up to 80mph. Last month, meteorologists confirmed that a new UK maximum

temperature record for late December was set in the Highlands. A temperature of 18.7C (65.66F) was recorded at Achfary in Sutherland on December 28.