A fog advisory has been issued for the city of Calgary and surrounding area warning of 'dense fog with near zero visibility'
A fog advisory was issued for the city of Calgary and surrounding area on Wednesday. The fog so thick the Calgary Tower was barely visible.While Calgarians have been basking in warmer temperatures to start December after several weeks of frigid weather to close out November, the influx of warm weather also means the city and surrounding areas have been blanketed in some thick fog.
Global Calgary meteorologist Tiffany Lizee said the fog results when “moist air masses move in from the Pacific and that moisture is getting caught between cool, easterly winds and warm, westerly flow coming off the mountains.”The weather advisory issued for Calgary and area Wednesday morning warns of areas with dense fog and near zero visibility.The advisory issued Wednesday warns of “dense fog with near zero visibility” and traffic cameras both in and outside the city show areas of thick fog.
Traffic cameras in and around Calgary, such as this one at Stoney Trail and Deerfoot Trail NE show areas of thick fog. Global Calgary traffic reporter Leslie Horton advises motorists to make sure your vehicle’s headlights are turned on.“Visibility has to be less than a kilometre for at least six hours for Environment and Climate Change Canada to issue a fog advisory,” said Lizee.The fog so thick on Wednesday that it obscured views of downtown Calgary from areas just outside the downtown core.
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