Dense Fog in Merced and Madera, California

Dense Fog January 9, 2021 · Merced and Madera, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Merced reported visibility below a quarter mile.

The wider storm

High pressure strengthened over California on January 8 resulting in another night of clear skies, light winds and inversion conditions in the San Joaquin Valley. As a result, areas of dense fog reformed during the evening of January 8 and the early morning hours of January 9. The fog lifted into a low cloud deck during the late morning which hung around until late afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 928483. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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