London weather: Atmospheric photos show London shrouded in blanket of freezing fog

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Francesca Gillett23 January 2017

Londoners woke to a stunning blanket of heavy fog on Monday morning after a bitterly cold night which saw temperatures drop below freezing.

Striking photos taken by commuters on their way to work show the capital transformed by the dense mist.

The Shard skyscraper and Tower Bridge – usually mainstays of the city’s skyline – were obscured by the heavy mist which descended overnight.

Other photos taken by people on river banks across the capital show the River Thames shrouded in fog as an icy blue sheet appears to merge the water and sky.

Atmospheric: The fog brought with it some eerie scenes across the capital. (Yui Mok/PA )
Yui Mok/PA

Parks across the capital, including Brockwell Park in south London and Craig Park in Enfield, were photographed in atmospheric scenes which reminded many of stills from films.

But the thick fog caused chaos for many travellers including London’s air passengers who were hit with 100 flights cancelled at Heathrow

The poor visibility sparked a severe weather warning issued for London, south-east England and parts of south-west England by the Met Office.

Heathrow airport urged passengers to check flight details on the website before leaving home after around 100 flights were axed from the schedule by 7am.

London City Airport also said around 15 flights were cancelled.

The yellow warning of fog is in place until 10.30am.

Temperatures overnight in London dropped as low as -6C before picking up to around -1C by 9am.

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