Met Office: Yellow weather warning for fog in Dorset

For the second time on Thursday, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for fog. 

The weather warning is in place from 4 pm on Thursday afternoon, it will remain overnight until 11 am on Friday morning. 

A Met Office spokesperson said: "Areas of fog are likely to reform and expand Thursday evening with large areas of poor visibility and some places seeing less than 100 m visibility at times. 

"The fog is likely to persist for many overnight but then clear from the east during Friday morning."

The weather warning is in place for mid to northern parts of Dorset (Image: Met Office)

Mid to northern regions of Dorset are set to be affected by the adverse weather conditions. 

The weather service has issued advice for those driving in foggy conditions, they said: 

• 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.