Met Office warns drivers that 'dense' fog will hit the Thursday morning commute after storms Austen and Boelo killed three

Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill warned that fog will be "locally dense" across central and southern England on Thursday morning, with the potential to linger until lunchtime in some spots. High pressure is replacing the low-pressure systems that drove storms Austen and Boelo, with Craig Snell calling it a "big flip in the weather" — but calm brings its own hazard for commuters.

Sunday's storms claimed two men to falling trees: one in his 20s in Finchley and Richard Baines, 60, in Dumfries and Galloway.

A woman in her 50s died after being swept off the Isle of Wight coastline while walking her dog between Sandown and Shanklin — her dog survived.

Storm Boelo brought wind speeds of over 80mph in exposed areas; fog warnings are expected to extend into next week as high pressure builds.