How to avoid the fog..

[albo]

Let's say I happen to plan a trip to somewhere the other side of the country to take some land-scape type photos... The last thing I want to do is drive a few hours and find it's too foggy to take a decent photo of, for example, a town from a hill-top or something... but I do want to get there early in the morning.

Unfortunately I live in Ireland where your typical day is too foggy to see more than a few miles... especially this time of year

Is there any good way of predicting how foggy it's going to be the next day or when it will be a perfectly clear day... e.g. what to look out for on the weather forecast, etc.

Thanks

 

[craig]

You should let us know more details. Location, elevation and season are important.

Fog takes on it's own life on this end. I guess that consistent high barometric pressure produces sunny days. Here in the high country we get inversions. It can be foggy and -8º in the valley and sunny and warm above 8,000'. Then of course the fog in the valley burns off by noon. Now if it is summer time that is a whole different story.

Approach the subject with out any pre conceived notions. Just go there and shoot. Use the weather to your advantage. Keep in mind that a cloudless sky is arguably a no no.

 

['Daniel']

Well which country are you in?

If it's the UK then go to bbc.co.uk/weather and put in the name of the place and it will tell you what the weather is liek and it's reliable. It has world weather too for everywhere but I think it's more accurate in the UK it could be just as accurate anywhere though. Maybe its just less precise in other places showing only major citites. i couldn't say. check it out thoguh.

Also its rarely foggy in the summer is it? Go then.