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Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory issued October 29 at 4:53AM EDT until October 29 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Begins: 4:53 AM EDT, Thu Oct 29
Until: 10:00 AM EDT, Thu Oct 29
Urgency / certainty: Expected / Likely
Areas: Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Shenandoah; Page; Hampshire; Hardy; Eastern Grant; Eastern Mineral
Issued by: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

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* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...In Maryland, Allegany County. In Virginia, Page and
Shenandoah Counties. In West Virginia, Eastern Grant, Eastern
Mineral, Hampshire, and Hardy Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

What to do: If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

Moderate

Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued October 29 at 5:05AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Begins: 5:05 AM EDT, Thu Oct 29
Until: 9:00 AM EDT, Thu Oct 29
Urgency / certainty: Expected / Observed
Areas: Northampton; Prince Edward; Cumberland; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Brunswick; Dinwiddie; Greensville
Issued by: NWS Wakefield VA

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Patchy dense fog has developed this morning across portions of the
Piedmont and southern Virginia and Northampton NC. Visibilities
will be locally reduced to one quarter mile at times through 9 AM.

Moderate

Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued October 29 at 5:23AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Begins: 5:23 AM EDT, Thu Oct 29
Until: 9:00 AM EDT, Thu Oct 29
Urgency / certainty: Expected / Observed
Areas: Rockingham; Caswell; Pittsylvania; Campbell; Appomattox; Buckingham; Halifax; Charlotte
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg VA

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Patchy dense fog has developed this morning across portions of the
Piedmont of southern Virginia and into North Carolina...mainly
east of Highway 29. Visibilities will be locally reduced to one
quarter mile at times through 9 AM.

If you are driving this morning, reduce driving speeds, increase
following distances, and use your low beam headlights.

Moderate

Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement issued October 29 at 5:23AM EDT by NWS Blacksburg VA

Begins: 5:23 AM EDT, Thu Oct 29
Until: 9:00 AM EDT, Thu Oct 29
Urgency / certainty: Expected / Observed
Areas: Bland; Giles; Wythe; Pulaski; Carroll; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier
Issued by: NWS Blacksburg VA

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Dense fog has developed in the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia
and into parts of the New River Valley of Virginia. Visibilities
will be locally reduced to one quarter mile or less at times through
9 AM.

If you are driving this morning, please reduce driving speeds,
increase following distances, and use your low beam headlights.

Source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov), updated every few minutes. Times are shown in EDT. In an emergency, follow the instructions of local officials.

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Warning, watch or advisory?

Warning: hazardous weather is happening or about to happen. Take action now to protect life and property.
Watch: conditions are favorable for hazardous weather. Be prepared and stay alert.
Advisory: weather that is less serious but still a nuisance or hazard; use caution.

Stay safe in severe weather

Tornadoes: go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows; leave mobile homes for a sturdy shelter.
Severe thunderstorms and lightning: when thunder roars, go indoors; avoid open fields, hilltops, water and tall isolated trees.
Flash floods: move to higher ground and never walk or drive through flood water — turn around, don't drown.
Hurricanes and tropical storms: know your evacuation zone, secure your home and prepare a kit with water, food, medicine and a flashlight. See the Hurricane tracker.
Winter storms and extreme cold: avoid travel, keep an emergency kit in your car and never run a generator indoors.
Extreme heat: limit time outdoors in the afternoon, drink plenty of water and check on older neighbors; never leave children or pets in a car.

Official sources: National Weather Service (weather.gov), National Hurricane Center (nhc.noaa.gov), FEMA (ready.gov) and your state and local emergency management agencies.

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Current weather in Virginia

50°

mist · Feels like 50°

Low/High: 50° / 73°
Humidity: 95%
Wind: 0 mph
Pressure: 30.27 inHg
Visibility: 2 mi
UV: 0

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Air quality Virginia

1/5

Good

Clean air, ideal for outdoor activities.

PM_2.5: 4.6
PM₁₀: 8.1
O₃: 27.2
NO₂: 2.4
SO₂: 0.1
CO: 146.2
NH₃: 0.3
NO: 0

Unit: μg/m³

Sunrise & sunset

Sunrise7:31 AM

Daylight10h 43m

Sunset6:15 PM