Fog shrouds Adelaide, with patches to stay until Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology warns
Flights have resumed at Adelaide Airport after heavy fog delayed at least 10 flights this morning. The fog is set to stay in patches until Friday, the Bureau of Meteorology warns. Gallery: See the pictures
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Heavy fog could be back again tomorrow across the state and large parts of the metropolitan area.
Earlier today Adelaide Airport spokesman said a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore had to be diverted to Sydney just before 8am and an Adelaide to Singapore flight that was originally scheduled to depart at 9am was pushed back to 2pm.
Several regional flights were also halted, including trips from Adelaide to Olympic Dam, Ceduna, Mount Gambier, Whyalla and Port Lincoln.
More than 10 flights were delayed, but operations started returning just after 11.30am, as a Qantas flight from Brisbane landed in Adelaide.
Visibility at the airport was less than 100m.
Bizarrely, many parts of the eastern suburbs and the Hills were clear this morning, including Burnside, Beaumont, Mt Lofty and Strathalbyn.
Police issued a warning this morning that visability would make road conditions dangerous throughout the Adelaide, and near the coast this afternoon.
SA Police advise people to slow down and take extra care, maintain a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front, and turn on headlights when it’s foggy.
The bureau says fog should be clear from land by the afternoon. However, fog may return in the evening around coastal areas.
Once the flog clears, the maximum temperature should reach 15C, mostly sunny with light wind and no showers.
Fog also lingered across parts of the state for the majority of the day on Monday.
Senior forecaster Brett Gage said the fog that encroached over the northern suburbs on Monday was blown to metropolitan waters and coastal fringes.
He said shower activity over the weekend brought moisture in the air creating fog conditions.
“With the moisture on the surface and the light winds and clear skies, that was a good situation for fog to form overnight,” Mr Gage said.
He said the southern half of the state experienced patchy fog on Monday, and patches of fog across the state would remain until Friday.
“We’ll have areas of fog right through until Thursday and then finally by Friday it should be dry enough to not have fog Friday morning.”
A Qantas flight from Brisbane was diverted to Melbourne due to low visibility on Monday. Scheduled to land in Adelaide at 3.45pm, the flight was diverted through Melbourne and passengers were held on the plane’s tarmac until they continued their journey to Adelaide and landed just after 5pm.
Showers will develop over the weekend and fog will clear.
