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Fog vs. Mist

The main difference between Fog and Mist is that Fog formed by the condensation of water vapors to become water droplets and become suspended in air, whereas the Mist is also the suspension of water molecules but with low density.

Key Differences

Fog is a dense and flat cloud formed from small water molecules and become suspended in the air near the surface of the earth; on the other hand, mist is the suspension of the small molecules of water into the air.
The fog has a greater extent of density and generates a hazy shadow that disturbs the visibility, while mist shows the lesser extent of density than the fog.
The fog is more resilient to the disappearing factors, e.g., sunlight and breeze, etc. Comparatively, the mist can evaporate re rapidly as quick as in few seconds or minutes.
Harlon Moss
Mar 24, 2020
The duration of the existence of fog is longer, and it takes time to disappear it can remain for some minutes, or hours to disappear, relatively mist has a short duration of existence and can disappear more quickly with some winds.
Samantha Walker
Mar 24, 2020
Fog reduces the visibility level below than 0.6 miles or less than one kilometer; conversely, mist covers the area of 2 kilometers or 1.2 miles.

Comparison Chart

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The clouds are having thick nature, formed of water molecules hanged in the air near the earth’s surface
The water molecules suspended in air due to the sudden change in temperature and humidity
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Density

Highly dense nature
Low-density level

Visibility

Things are visible in the area of one kilometer
Things can become visible in the area of almost two kilometers or more

Duration

Commonly exists for a long period
It exists for a shorter period
Samantha Walker
Mar 24, 2020

Resilience

More resilient to disappearing factors, i.e., air and heat from the sun
It can disappear easily in the presence of light and heat of the sun

Types

The fog has different types depending upon the composition
Cannot categorize in types

Fog and Mist Definitions

Fog

Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility.
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Mist

A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the earth.

Fog

An obscuring haze, as of atmospheric dust or smoke.

Mist

Water vapor condensed on and clouding the appearance of a surface.

Fog

A mist or film clouding a surface, as of a window, lens, or mirror.

Mist

Fine drops of a liquid, such as water, perfume, or medication, sprayed into the air.

Fog

A cloud of vaporized liquid, especially a chemical spray used in fighting fires.
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Mist

A suspension of fine drops of a liquid in a gas.

Fog

A state of mental vagueness or bewilderment.

Mist

Something that dims or conceals.

Fog

Something that obscures or conceals; a haze
Shrouded their actions in a fog of disinformation.

Mist

A haze before the eyes that blurs the vision.

Fog

A blur on a developed photographic image.

Mist

Something that produces or gives the impression of dimness or obscurity
The mists of the past.

Fog

A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

Mist

A drink consisting of a liquor served over cracked ice.

Fog

Tall, coarse grass left standing in fields through the winter.

Mist

To be or become obscured or blurred by or as if by mist.

Fog

To cover or envelop with fog.

Mist

To rain in a fine shower.

Fog

To cause to be obscured; cloud.

Mist

To conceal or veil with or as if with mist.

Fog

To make vague, hazy, or confused
A memory that had been fogged by time.

Mist

To moisturize (plants or dry air, for example) with a fine spray of water.

Fog

To obscure or dim (a photographic image).

Mist

Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. fog, haze.}}
It was difficult to see through the morning mist.

Fog

To be covered with fog.

Mist

(countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
There was an oily mist on the lens.

Fog

To be blurred, clouded, or obscured
My glasses fogged in the warm air.

Mist

(figurative) Anything that dims, darkens, or hinders vision.

Fog

To be dimmed or obscured. Used of a photographic image.

Mist

To form mist.
It's misting this morning.

Fog

(uncountable) A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. mist, haze.}}
A bank of fog

Mist

To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
I mist my tropical plants every morning.

Fog

(uncountable) A mist or film clouding a surface.

Mist

To cover with a mist.
The lens was misted.

Fog

A state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion.
He did so many drugs, he was still in a fog three months after going through detox.

Mist

(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.

Fog

(photography) A silver deposit or other blur on a negative or developed photographic image.

Mist

To disperse into a mist, accompanying operation of equipment at high speeds.

Fog

(computer graphics) Distance fog.

Mist

Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.

Fog

A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.

Mist

Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.

Fog

Tall and decaying grass left standing after the cutting or grazing season.

Mist

Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
His passion cast a mist before his sense.

Fog

(Scotland) Moss.

Mist

To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.

Fog

(intransitive) To become covered with or as if with fog.

Mist

To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.

Fog

(intransitive) To become obscured in condensation or water.
The mirror fogged every time he showered.

Mist

A thin fog with condensation near the ground

Fog

To become dim or obscure.

Mist

Become covered with mist;
The windshield misted over

Fog

To make dim or obscure.

Mist

Make less visible or unclear;
The stars are obscured by the clouds

Fog

To spoil (film) via exposure to light other than in the normal process of taking a photograph.

Mist

Spray finely or cover with mist

Fog

(transitive) To cover with or as if with fog.

Fog

(transitive) To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.

Fog

(transitive) To obscure in condensation or water.

Fog

(transitive) To make confusing or obscure.

Fog

To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

Fog

(transitive) To pasture cattle on the fog (of), or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from (a field).

Fog

(intransitive) To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.

Fog

A second growth of grass; aftergrass.

Fog

Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud only in being near the ground, and from mist in not approaching so nearly to fine rain. See Cloud.

Fog

A state of mental confusion.

Fog

Cloudiness or partial opacity of those parts of a developed film or a photograph which should be clear.

Fog

To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.

Fog

To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?

Fog

To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken; to obscure.

Fog

To render semiopaque or cloudy, as a negative film, by exposure to stray light, too long an exposure to the developer, etc.

Fog

To show indistinctly or become indistinct, as the picture on a negative sometimes does in the process of development.

Fog

Droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

Fog

An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

Fog

Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

Fog

Make less visible or unclear;
The stars are obscured by the clouds

Fog vs. Mist

Fog is the condition in which water droplets become suspended in the surface layers of the atmosphere and cause the problem to visibility. Mist also cause difficulty for visibility, but its extent is very low, and it forms due to the suspension of water droplets in the air on the ground level.

The fog has a denser nature and shows a great effect on visibility. The mist has lesser dense nature and affects visibility to a lesser extent than fog. The fog allows visualization in an area of less than 1 kilometer (Km) even less than 100 meters. Mist obscured visibility in the area of 1 km or more than 1 km.

Fog can become denser by the additions of smoke and dust particles. The mist can change conditions with the change in humidity and temperature. Fog needs more time to disappear and remains for a long time. The mist has a short duration of existence and can dissipate very quickly. Fog shows more resilience to dissipating factors like wind, sun heat, etc. while mist shows very low resilience and disappears in seconds.

Fog can be dangerous for humankind it becomes the cause of road traffic accidents and boating accidents. Mist is less hazardous. The fog conditions prefer the use of headlights of the vehicles when you are driving to have a safe journey, while for mist although visibility is more than fog, the use of headlights and driving at low speed is safe.

What is the Fog?

Fog is formed when the air becomes saturated and results in the immediate cooling of the water vapors to form the visible water droplets. They are the water particles that are hanging near the surface of the earth. The fog has some features of clouds like weather, and climatic has an impact on the fog formation.

The formation of fog depends upon many factors and so that it can classify into some categories. Types of fog are upslope fog, freezing fog and hail fog. The formation of fog due to the air arise from the mountains’ slope is called upslope fog. The encounter of cool water molecules with the surface causes the formation of freezing fog. Hail fog found in the areas where hale is present, and it can cause the change in temperature, i.e., lower the temperature and moisture, i.e., increase the moisture level.

The fog has the densest nature, so it has a greater effect on visibility. The high density of fog is responsible for the reduction of visibility to an of less than one kilometer. The difference in the conditions of fog formation can also affect the visibility, e.g., the change in humidity, the blend of smoke can make fog denser, and the visibility can reduce to 100 meters or less.

The fog remains for a long duration and does not disappear quickly. The resilience ability of fog is very strong and can resist dissipating factors for a long time. It does not dissipate quickly with few winds and the sun heat. Fog can be hazardous for humanity while they are driving or traveling.

What is the Mist?

Mist is the natural atmospheric event in which the water vapors suspended in the air dispersed into the environment at the earth’s surface. The sudden cooling of hot air can be a reason for the creation of mist, and this can form artificially. The mist can happen when a person exhales the warm breath in the cool weather because the mist formed when the hot air comes in contact with the cool temperature so it cannot be further categorized.

Mist is less dense than the fog, and it has improved visibility than the fog. In the mist, it can be possible that the person can see in more than one-kilometer area. According to the scientists, the fog can be described by the visibility in the area of less than one kilometer, and mist has visibility of at least two kilometers.

Mist can dissipate more quickly because it has less density and has a low resistance to disappearing factors like air and sun heat. A light wind can dissipate mist in a few seconds. The mist considered less dangerous than fog because it allows visibility in almost 1.5 to 2 km area.

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