Weather: difference between fog and mist
The tutor clarifies a distinction he has wondered about for decades.
Walking home this morning from dropping off the car, the air was cool and fresh. Hanging in it was water vapour which slightly dulled the landscape. I wondered: was that vapour mist, or fog?
Today I finally looked up the difference between mist and fog. The sources I checked agree: if the water vapour reduces visibility to less than 1 km, it’s fog. Otherwise, it’s mist. Therefore, mist is “lighter” than fog.
Now we know:)
Source:
Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.