Last updated 18:30 BST.
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in brief:
Channel delays: P&O D-C 20h35.
Weather: fine + sunny, rain north.
Traffic: final jams resolving.
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Driving in Rome. No better or worse than any other great city, though of course you can’t drive past the Colosseum anymore.
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WEATHER.
Meteoalarm weather risk alerts – Red alerts for high temperatures in east Hungary and east Poland.
Amber alerts for storms and high winds east coast Italy and for storms Serbia.
Weather – Fine and sunny apart from showers in north Germany; heavy rain Scandinavia.
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TRAVEL.
P&O Dover-Calais: ‘The Calais/Dover 20h35 service is approx. 30 minutes late. Please check in as normal.’
No other operators currently reporting any delays.
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TRAFFIC.
18:30 – a very busy morning with a final flurry late afternoon. Remaining queues: A29 westbound to A28 at Rouen, A9 southbound Perpignan-Spain and northbound Gotthard Tunnel (Switzerland). See @DE_Traffic for more.
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See Traffic/Travel/Weather for more.
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NOTE:
Crossing the Channel – All operators are warning passengers to leave plenty of time for journeys to the port. With availability often limited at this time of the year, late passengers may have to want considerable time for space, and/or be liable for extra charges.
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