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A dense fog rolled over Limassol’s coastal front this week, with residents sharing images of the eerie scene across social media.
According to the weather platform KitasWeather, the phenomenon is known as advection fog, or sea fog, and is common in Cyprus during the summer months. Forecasters say similar fog may continue over the coming days, especially overnight and in the early morning.
Advection fog typically forms when warm, moist air moves over a cooler sea surface. Unlike radiation fog, which usually develops at night when land temperatures drop, advection fog can appear at any time of day.
Because sea temperatures rarely fall low enough to produce radiation fog, most fog over oceans and coastal waters is of the advection type. The phenomenon often clears when surface winds strengthen or shift direction.
While advection fog can also form over land, it generally requires very cold, frozen, or snow-covered ground.
