Mist Vs. Fog?

Panserborn

Howye

Can ye tell me the technical differance between mist and fog? I reckon its something to do with humidity since ya can get wetter in mist but I'm just guessing!

Thanks all!

whiskeyman

Fog limits visibility to less than 1 kilometre, while in mist or haze you might be able to see as far as 10 kilometres.

Just found that out myself.... I live and learn

Hal1

Yeah,

I never understood the difference between the mist and fog. That doesn't answer any questions though whiskeyman, just some of the characteristics but they must be basically the same if they both consist of water vapor.

They are not the same, but I can't see any significant difference? only one factor is that fog is more dense then mist.

kindredspirit

Just a few thoughts...............

Fog and mist, as we know, are both water droplets in suspension.

I would think fog is generally "colder" than mist. It certainly feels colder.

The water droplets appear to be "larger" in mist than in fog.

Fog goes to a greater height above the ground whereas mist generally hugs the ground.

Then, extending on from both sides from this you can get "haze" and "misty rain".

Although we all know there's a difference, I've never heard of a "technical difference".

Lafortezza

Afaik it's just the density of the water droplets in the air that makes the difference. If visibility if equal or less than 1000m it's fog, from 1001m up to 10km it's mist. It all depends on the humidity of the air and the temp gradient of the atmostphere.

signostic

Fog occurs when the visibility is as qouted above is 1000 metres or less.
Mist occurs when the vis is greater than 1000 metres and up to 10 km. When the humidity falls below 75% its no longer considered mist and is given the name of haze