Dense fog is possible across the KVOE listening area for the second straight morning.
The National Weather Service has all area counties under official dense fog advisories until noon Thursday, reflecting potential visibilities of a quarter-mile or less at times.
This follows dense fog advisories for Lyon and most surrounding counties on Christmas Day. Visibility in Emporia went below two blocks at times before the fog dissipated.
More dense fog is possible Thursday night into Friday afternoon, and there is also a slight chance of rain and/or drizzle Thursday and Friday. More fog is possible Saturday morning before conditions finally improve later that day.
If driving through fog, slow down, use low-beam headlights and increase the driving distance between vehicles.
Rain totals are not impressive and are not expected to be Thursday:
*KVOE studios: 0.05 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.03 inches
*1100 block Constitution: 0.02 inches
Up to 0.10 inches of rainfall is possible through sunrise Friday.
KVOE and KVOE.com will keep you updated.
5 pm Wednesday: Dense fog advisories areawide until noon Thursday
Following dense fog early Christmas Day, more fog is possible at times through the rest of the week.
After saying dense fog was possible but patchy earlier in the day, the National Weather Service issued dense fog advisories areawide, indicating more widespread fog issues. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in one advisory from 7 pm Wednesday to noon Thursday. Chase and Greenwood counties are in a separate advisory from 9 pm Wednesday to noon Thursday. Visibility could be 0.25-mile or less at times during the advisories.
More fog is possible Friday morning, and the Weather Service says that could be dense as well.
Freezing fog, a concern Christmas morning, should not be an issue Wednesday night or Friday morning. Low temperatures, around 32 degrees for much of Wednesday morning, should be around 40 Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Whenever fog is a travel concern, the National Weather Service advises drivers to slow down, use low-beam headlights and increase the driving distance between vehicles.
KVOE and KVOE.com will keep you updated.
