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Freezing Fog
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| Category: | Weather | 
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| Tag(s) | Weather Phenomena Icing |
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Definition
Fog comprising supercooled water droplets which freeze on contact with a surface.
Description
Water droplets continue to exist in liquid form, unless they have something to freeze onto, until the temperature drops below -10°C263.15 K
14 °F
473.67 °R when the droplets will freeze to become ice crystals (see Ice Fog).
Effects
Freezing Fog will leave only a thin film of frost or ice on an aircraft which nevertheless needs to be removed before flight.