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What is fog?

Fog is a cloud of small water droplets near ground level that reduces horizontal visibility to less than 1,000 meters (3,281 feet). It can also refer to clouds of smoke particles, ice particles, or mixtures of these components. Types of fog include advection fog, radiation fog, inversion fog, and frontal fog, each formed by different physical processes.