A grey Christmas is looking far more likely than a white Christmas in North Staffordshire - as fog is expected across the region tonight and into Christmas Day.

The Met Office have issued a Yellow Weather Warning for fog across a swathe of the country, including Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire and South Cheshire.

The warning, in force from 3pm on Christmas Eve until 11am on Christmas morning, states: "Fog or freezing fog patches, dense in places, becoming widespread and then slow to clear for some on Christmas Day.

"Fog or freezing fog patches will quickly become more widespread later on Christmas Eve, and will also be dense in places. Not everywhere will see fog, but where it does form, the visibility may fall to around 50 metres at times.


Stoke-on-Trent City Council have confirmed their gritters will be out this evening.

A spokesman said: "We’re expecting a very special visitor [Santa] to the city tonight, so our gritters will be going out at 5pm to make sure our roads - and landing strips - are clear and safe to use."

