More dense morning fog expected in California’s Central Valley through the weekend
Forecasters expect to see more of the same with widespread dense fog in the morning at least through the weekend and increasing clouds in the Sacramento area.
The National Weather Service in Sacramento said the morning Valley fog pattern was expected to “Stay, Stay, Stay” in a post on Twitter Friday afternoon.
The pattern of fog in the morning is followed by a clearing sky with mild high temperatures of 60 to 70 degrees in the Valley and 50s to 60s in the mountains. The weather service said overnight lows were expected to be in the 40s to 50s in the Valley and 30s to 50s in the mountains.
The weather service urged drivers in the Sacramento region to be alert for sudden changes in visibility and slow down if they encounter dense fog.
Earlier the weather service issued a dense fog advisory for much of California’s Central Valley, including the Sacramento area, which expired at 10 a.m. Friday. Forecasters warned of traffic delays caused by poor road visibility of less than a quarter-of-a-mile.
About 8:30 a.m. Friday, satellite imagery from the weather service showed the fog straddling the Business 80 corridor and pushing northeasterly in the Sacramento area. The satellite images also showed dense tule fog blanketing the Central Valley from southern Shasta County to Kern County.
The weather service asked for drivers in the central San Joaquin Valley to slow down Friday morning as the fog covered the region, The Fresno Bee reported.
On Friday afternoon, the weather service in Hanford issued a dense fog advisory Saturday morning for most of the San Joaquin Valley along the Highway 99 corridor from Merced County to just south of Bakersfield. The advisory remains in effect until 11 a.m. Saturday with visibility as low as 200 feet
Highways affected by the thick fog include but are not limited to Highway 99, Highway 41, Highway 43, Highway 152, Highway 180 and Highway 198 from Lemoore to Visalia, according to the weather service.
“If driving, slow down, use low beam headlights and keep plenty of distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you,” according to a weather service Facebook post.
