A New Morning, A New Year

[Rajan Parrikar]

I commented on what appeared to be humidity: the air looks like you can cut it with a knife. Is it smoke?

Terry,

It's not smoke. It is low morning mist.

[luxborealis]

Terry,

It's not smoke. It is low morning mist.

So relative humidity is relatively low, but there is morning mist. As a geographer I understand how that can happen, but usually mist is a good indication of high relative humidity reaching the dew point.

[Rajan Parrikar]

So relative humidity is relatively low, but there is morning mist. As a geographer I understand how that can happen, but usually mist is a good indication of high relative humidity reaching the dew point.

Humidity is high (probably 80-85%) but not as high as it is during other times of the year (> 90%). The ambient temperature (around 70º F in the mornings these days) makes it pleasant.

[Tony Jay]

So relative humidity is relatively low, but there is morning mist. As a geographer I understand how that can happen, but usually mist is a good indication of high relative humidity reaching the dew point.

Almost certainly a temperature inversion contributing here.
As soon as the sun gets up a bit the inversion resolves and the mist quickly burns off.

Tony Jay

[Rajan Parrikar]

Almost certainly a temperature inversion contributing here.
As soon as the sun gets up a bit the inversion resolves and the mist quickly burns off.

Tony Jay

That's true. The mist starts around 20 mins before sunrise, builds up to a maximum just before sunrise, and then dissipates once the sun gets up.

[HSakols]

That is a keeper!  Simply beautiful!

[Rajan Parrikar]

That is a keeper!  Simply beautiful!

Thanks, Hugh.