What is fog? How does fog form?

Written By أريج الدجاني on 2019/03/11

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - What is fog? How is it formed? What are the types of fog?

What is fog?

It is a natural phenomenon that occurs when the clouds are near or in contact with the surface of the earth, and the fog can be light or dense, and in all cases it leads to a decrease in the extent of horizontal visibility, depending on its density, and the fog may lead to a complete lack of horizontal visibility when it is very dense.

How does fog happen?

What are the types of fog?

There is another classification of fog according to the places of its occurrence:

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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