ST. LOUIS — It has been a week of active weather around St. Louis. After the icy start Monday, we have been above freezing with several rounds of rain. Dense fog has been a concern the last couple of days and will linger into Friday morning.
Within the areas of dense fog, visibilities have dropped to below a quarter-mile in some spots as the high humidity clashes with the colder ground temperatures.
The National Weather Service has extended the Dense Fog Advisory for areas north of St. Louis and a new advisory west of the metro area into Friday morning.
Travel concerns are the main impact of the dense fog. The entire region from Kansas east to Ohio and Iowa south to Arkansas remains in a Dense Fog Advisory. Some flight delays are also possible across the middle part of the country due to the dense fog. Check with your airline if you have a scheduled flight before heading to the airport.
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The dense fog continues around the immediate metro area and the soaking rain has ended for the rest of Wednesday. Use low-beam headlights and reduce your speed when you encounter areas of dense fog.
Leave plenty of room between you and the cars in front of you.
Rainfall from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning around the metro St. Louis area approached one inch.
Rainfall Thursday afternoon was moderate at times with nearly a half an inch recorded in St. Louis. The heavier rainfall exited during the evening rush hour, but traffic was slow due to the rain. Several accidents were reported.
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