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Tule fog (/ ˈ t uː l iː /) is a thick ground fog that settles in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley areas of California's Central Valley. Tule fog forms from late fall through early spring (California's winter season) after the first significant rainfall. The official time frame for tule fog to form is from November 1 to March 31.
The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California. It is 40–60 mi (60–100 km) wide and runs approximately 450 mi (720 km) from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific coast of the state .
The largest coastal gap is the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay which also communicates via the Bay with the Carquinez Strait and the Central Valley. [7] As the city of San Francisco lies adjacent to the Golden Gate, it is often subject to the fog and low clouds blowing in on the marine layer.
This map of the United States shows where National Weather Service dense fog advisories were in effect on Thursday morning, Jan. 25, 2024.
A pair of storms that swing out from the southern Rockies will lead to travel problems on and around Christmas due to localized flooding, severe thunderstorms and patchy fog over the south-central ...
Dense Fog Advisory for the San Joaquin Valley until 11 AM PST this morning, resulting in a high transportation risk. Highways affected include, but are not limited to Interstate 5, Highway 99 ...
Tule fog: A thick ground fog that settles in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley areas of the California Central Valley. Tule fog forms during the mid fall, winter to early spring after the first significant rainfall. This phenomenon is named after the tule grass wetlands of the Central Valley. Tule fog can extend from Bakersfield to ...
The series of fronts could bring healthy levels of precipitation to Fresno and the Sierra Nevada