Special Weather Statement 12/25/2024 02:07 for Minnesota areas

We continue to see observations generally sitting between 1-2 mile visibility with a few pockets of 1/2 mile or lower across a large portion of central and western Minnesota this morning. This fog is expected to continue even as we get into the daylight hours, with overcast skies much like yesterday not allowing the sun to work in burning off the fog. The main difference with yesterday is strong surface winds, bringing marginally drier air from the south where there is less of a snowpack. The duration of fog is still tricky to predict as it may not be until later on Thursday when a bit of light rain is expected to begin that finally starts eating into the thicker banks of fog. For now, especially for those in western Minnesota, expect patchy fog to linger for much of the day. Give yourself extra time to reach your destination, use low beam headlights, and give extra space to the vehicles in front of you.