I live in an area where it snows in the winter quite a bit (eastern Washington state) - several feet sometimes.
It can drop below zero as well.
Yet fog often is present in the winter? Why? I thought it had to be a bit warmer for fog.
There's quite a bit of fog outside right now, a few inches of snow on the ground, and it's around 33 degrees...but it was around 20 last night and it was also quite foggy.
2007-11-30 05:27:08 · 4 answers · asked by tryandfindus 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Ground inversion(rise of temperature with height) near the surface and clear skies are the two important conditions for the formation of fog(the other conditions being light wind and enough moisture).These two favourable conditions are available frequently in winter. Further,conditions for the formation of radiation fog are favourable over high pressure areas in winter.In such a situation ,thick fog forms and sometimes it lifts to become thick low cloud creating what is called"anticyclonic gloom".
2007-12-01 05:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Fog happens whenever there is too much moisture in the air for the temperature. Not uncommon on or near snow. The snow chills the surrounding air to the saturation point.
2007-11-30 13:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think about it.................. SNOW+HUMIDITY+20 DEGREES= FOG....................dont u think
2007-11-30 13:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
humidity
2007-11-30 13:28:41 · answer #4 · answered by Passion Curls 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋