I hate fog. Not a lot you can do about it, but knowing when/where dense fog may develop might be helpful in some situations. Honestly there's not very many good forecast tools that I'm aware of for forecasting areas/times of possible dense or patchy fog in the FUTURE. This is the best I'm aware of but it also can be used to quickly look ahead for other issues, such as snow, ice, severe storms, etc. Of course present conditions awareness doesn't do you much good once you're in the middle of it.
NOAA Graphical Forecast for CONUS Area
TIP: this web site should be viewed on a laptop or desktop browser window. Use the mouse and move it down to hover over the various time slots in the "weather" column to see a graphical estimation of non-typical weather that can be expected at at given time in the future.
Having poor headlights makes travel in fog a miserable and dangerous task. Some of the better LED lights today make visibility through dense fog much or some better then other headlights. Proper adjustment is critical, too. Of course when it gets thick enough, even the best headlights aren't going to solve all the inherent problems of driving in fog. And dense fog after sunrise can be just as treacherous as before sunrise. You can quickly lose your sense of speed, rough location, and distance travelled if you drive bad fog for long enough. Driving long distances in dense fog is much easier with the help of a GPS to help keep you abreast of where you are and how you're progressing.
Fog Season Approaching
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I usually stop and beat the ice off of everything before I lose sight of the end of my hood...
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