Fog Coverage

Ask the meteorologist: What causes fog?

Fog is essentially a cloud on contact with the ground.

Live look at fog over Raleigh skyline Saturday morning

Take a live look at the fog in Raleigh Saturday morning.

Dense fog impacts the Triangle on Black Friday

Temperatures will continue to be warmer for Black Friday and into the weekend. However, multiple counties are under a dense fog advisory for Friday morning, impacting drivers who might be heading out for work or to catch some early holiday deals.

WRAL Weather Watchers: Purple fog

Purple fog was spotted in and near the Triangle early this morning. Did you see any? Send us a photo on our report it page.

Chances for severe weather ends, cooler temperatures on the way

The chances for severe weather have died down in the Triangle and other parts of central North Carolina after a somewhat active Tuesday.

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Less rain, more sunshine in the forecast for this weekend

A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. Saturday morning. If you are driving early Saturday morning in areas west and south of the Triangle, watch out. Visibility is down to a quarter of a mile or less. Slow down if you are driving in these areas.

Peta Sheerwood, WRAL meteorologist

WRAL Weather lesson: How fog forms

There are several types of fog. In this video, WRAL Weather demonstrates how each type forms. The types are steam fog, precipitation fog, upslope fog, radiation fog, and advection fog, which can form over water or over land.

Widespread heavy fog drops road visibility during morning commute

Widespread fog has visibility down to less than a quarter of a mile, with potential to be less than a tenth of a mile in some places. WRAL's Nia Harden is out in the Storm Tracker to show how heavy fog is impacting road conditions.

Warm, foggy morning before rainy, stormy evening in the Triangle

The Triangle woke up to a widespread intense fog advisory and balmy temperatures. By the evening, rain and storms are expected to roll through as a cold front drops temps from the 70s to the 30s.

Patchy dense fog settles in parts of Triangle

Dense fog had settled in parts of the Triangle, and Friday should be a mostly cloudy day. Temperatures will reach the mid-60s.

Dense fogs delays Christmas travel through Chicago

On a busy travel day, people found themselves waiting for fog to lift at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

Bizarre temperature changes coming this week

It will be an eventful weather week, with dramatic temperature changes midweek and a chance for freezing rain Friday morning.

Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist

Fog, light rain will dampen Tuesday commute; expect sunshine midweek

Expect some fog and light showers Tuesday, according to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner.

Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist

Timelapse: Fog blankets City of Oaks

Dense fog on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, obscured the downtown Raleigh skyline.

Lots of moisture means foggy, humid day in Raleigh

With a dew point at 67, Tuesday will feel muggy, and temperatures will climb to 90 degrees by the afternoon.

Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist

Fog delays flights, blankets Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge

Dense fog shrouded Sydney's Harbour Bridge on Friday.

Dense fog limits visibility across the state

Visibility was at only a quarter of a mile in Raleigh and Durham on Thursday morning, as a dense fog advisory was in effect for multiple counties. Rocky Mount and Wilson had half a mile of visibility, and Fayetteville had a mile of visibility.

Kat Campbell, WRAL meteorologist

Rain to move in Thursday night

A wave of rain will move in from Alabama into North Carolina on Thursday night, likely staying in the Triangle until Friday morning.

More rain on tap for the Triangle

After a reprieve from the rain for many Triangle residents on Thursday, wet weather is back in the forecast for Friday and the start of the weekend.

Alfred Charles, WRAL.com managing editor

First Night forecast: Cloudy but dry with spring-like temps

Visibility is starting to increase Monday morning as fog dissipates, leaving behind an unusually mild New Year's Eve.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL digtial journalist

Visibility plummets as dense fog settles into central NC

Dense fog blanketed much of central North Carolina early Tuesday morning, dropping visibility to about a quarter of a mile for most people around the Triangle.

Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist