What is the difference between Mist and Fog.?

Answer 1

The answer lies in their thickness – and how far we can see through them (ie: the visibility). If we can see less than 1 km through the cloud of water droplets, it is known as fog. If we can see between 1 and 2 km, we call it mist.
Key fact: although mist and fog look like smoke, they are actually tiny drops of water floating in the air. In fact, they are clouds that have formed at ground level.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, fog is said to have occurred when the visibility is reduced to less than 1 km by water droplets suspended in the air. For mist, there is no uniform definition at present. Different places in the world use slightly different definitions. In Hong Kong, mist is said to have formed when the visibility falls between 1 to 5 km.

Answer 2

In India, for aviation purposes,fog is reported when the visibility is equal or less than one Kilometre;mist is reported when the visibility is between 1 Km and 2 Kilometres.If the visibility is more than 2 Km, haze is reported.
While haze may contain more dust particles,fog and mist contain mainly tiny water droplets(in fact,fog is nothing but cloud on ground) and the relative humidity may be atleast 95 percent.
So.fog and mist are the same ;only the visibility differs.In other words,thick mist is fog.

Answer 3

The difference between mist and fog are: Mist- A mass of tiny drops or other liquid in the air.
Fog- A mass of tiny drops of water that looks like cloud and is on or near the ground.

Answer 4

mist is precipitation, a really light, light drizzle
fog is less a precipitation and more drier than mist-

fog1 (fôg, fŏg) pronunciation
n.

1. Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility.
2.
1. An obscuring haze, as of atmospheric dust or smoke.
2. A mist or film clouding a surface, as of a window, lens, or mirror.

mist (mĭst) pronunciation
n.

1. A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the earth.
2. Water vapor condensed on and clouding the appearance of a surface.
3. Fine drops of a liquid, such as water, perfume, or medication, sprayed into the air.
4. A suspension of fine drops of a liquid in a gas.

Answer 5

Mist is very tiny drops of rain, which falls very slowly, while fog is a status cloud that is on the ground..

Answer 6

Visibility is the key here:
Mist is anytime the visibility is greater than or equal to 5/8 of a statute mile, fog is less than 5/8sm visibility
1 statute mile = 5280 ft

Answer 7

well fog is more damp and mist kind of floats around.

Answer 8

They are the same thing...but different names...like hurricanes and cyclones...same thing except for location