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- Forecast for the coming week is good - with temperatures believed to have hit the high teens this afternoon
- But balmy weather is likely bring more fog misery as rapidly falling temperatures in evenings increases air moisture
- Thick layer of fog covered much of Britain today - causing a number of flights to be cancelled around the country
- Met Office issues yellow-level fog warning for tonight and tomorrow, with more heavy fog predicted over weekend
- Earlier, flights were cancelled at London City Airport - where forecasters said visibility had fallen to just 100 metres
- There were also a number of cancellations at Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester airports earlier this morning
By JOHN HALL
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Britain basked in 17C weather this afternoon, as a think blanket of fog gave way to a beautiful spring day in many parts of the country.
The forecast for the next ten days is good - with the high-teen temperatures that moved into Central and South East England this afternoon likely to last for more than a week.
The balmy weather is set to bring more fog misery however, with the Met Office issuing a yellow-level warning in large parts of the country for tomorrow morning.
Basking: Kylie Rawes plays with her two-year-old daughter Olivia in the sunshine at West Dean Gardens, West Sussex. Britain is set to enjoy 10 days of warm weather, with temperatures of around 17C set to last for at least a week
Perfect weather for the beach: A paddle boarder enjoys the 17C sunshine at Gyllyngvase beach in Falmouth, Cornwall
Spring: Nine-year-old Merryn Grosvenor plays in fog-covered daffodil fields in Perranwell, Cornwall earlier this morning. The fog is expected to be replaced by spring-like conditions in much of the country later today
Picking flowers: 14-month-old Eva plays in West Dean Gardens, West Sussex. Britain is set to enjoy at least 10 days of sunshine
Britain basked in 17C sunshine this afternoon but the balmy temperatures will bring more fog tomorrow morning. Kylie Rawes and her two-year-old daughter Olivia played in the sunshine in West Dean Gardens, West Sussex (left), while paddle boarders took advantage of the warm weather in Gyllyngvase beach in Cornwall (right)
Continental: The warm weather and exotic bench umbrellas have made Hastings seafront in East Sussex look more like the Caribbean
Beautiful: The sun rises amid dense fog in the South Downs National Park in Hampshire earlier this morning. The fog is expected to clear in next few hours
Stunning: An amateur photographer captures images of the morning fog near Hathersage in The Peak District earlier this morning
A man takes a photograph of Clifton Suspension Bridge near Bristol which is barely visible during heavy fog
The River Avon beneath the Clifton Suspension Bridge near Bristol is totally invisible thanks to the heavy fog
Still: The River Thames looks peaceful and calm as a small boat sails along it in the heavy fog earlier this morning
Picturesque: View from Primrose Hill in North London earlier today. Much of the country woke up to foggy conditions this morning
Captured: Commuters take photographs of the heavy fog sitting over the Millennium Bridge on the River Thames in London earlier this morning
Companion: A man stands with his dog and looks out over a foggy hill in the Lake District earlier this morning
Walkers in the Lake District took advantage of the fantastic views from the tops of large hills that rose higher than the blanket of fog
Emotive: The silhouette of a man and his dog appears in front of a thick blanket of fog in the Lake District earlier this morning
A spokeswoman for the Met Office said ‘We’re expecting the fog to clear completely by lunchtime and give way to temperatures in the high teens – maybe 16C or 17C – later this afternoon.’
‘We are expecting widespread fog across much of the country again tomorrow, and again that will clear and give way to warmer weather later in the day.’
‘Looking into the weekend, we’ll have a cloudy day on Saturday, with rain in Scotland and it will be relatively cloudy and breezy across the country.’
‘Sunday will be sunny again, with Eastern England seeing the best of the weather. The West Coast will be cloudy with occasional drizzle all day’.
The early-morning fog is occurring thanks to the warm daytime weather giving way to dramatically cooler weather when the sun goes down.
Visibility: An aircraft is shrouded in fog while landing at Heathrow. Flights have been cancelled at the airport, and also at London City, Gatwick and Manchester
Beautiful: The sun rises amid dense fog in the South Downs National Park in Hampshire earlier this morning. The fog is expected to clear in next few hours
Grey: The London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames cut a melancholy sight in the thick fog earlier today
Looking forward: A man goes for a run in Primrose Hill, North London this morning. Warm weather is predicted to move in later today and last for more than a week
Grounded: British Airways planes sit on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport. A number of flights across the UK have been cancelled because of early-morning fog
Ominous: The sun could barely break through the fog in central London early this morning, leaving the River Thames cloaked in darkness
Running: A woman jogs in thick fog in a park beneath the suspension bridge in Clifton, near Bristol, at daybreak this morning
Spring scene: Nine-year-old Merryn Grosvenor plays in daffodil fields in Perranwell, Cornwall this morning