It was a “creepy” morning along the Far South Coast as the sun rose to reveal dense fog had rolled in from sea overnight, January 16.
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People had commented, “creepy”, and “very eerie-looking” while others appreciated the rare sight mentioning how “stunning” and “amazing” the thick fog looked.
The fog event also sparked questions like, what exactly is it? And, how did it get here?
Merimbula News Weekly spoke with a forecaster from the Bureau of Meteorology to find out more.
“The warm moist air over the ocean was blown onto the land which was a little bit cooler overnight, the moisture had then condensed,” the spokeswoman said.
“Because the cool air couldn’t hold all of the moisture that had moved over, it had condensed into little water droplets that formed the fog.”
What's the difference between fog and mist?
The Bureau of Meteorology states that fog reduces horizontal ground-level visibility to less than 1km. If you can see for further than 1km it's not fog, it's mist.
To find out more, visit the Bureau of Meteorology website.