Fog shrouds Sydney Harbour
A thick layer of fog blankets Sydney Tuesday morning, cancelling ferry services and causing delays at the airport.
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A thick fog descended on Sydney on Tuesday morning causing ferry cancellations, flight delays and traffic difficulties.
Visibility was reduced to just 100 metres in some areas of Sydney, Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe said.
At Sydney Airport at 7am, it was down to 400 metres which was low enough to cause flight diversions.
Eight international flights were diverted to Brisbane and Canberra, delighting one smh.com.au reader who said plane enthusiasts were out in force to watch the unusual arrivals in Brisbane.
''We've had flights come in here that we've never had before. Two UAL flights, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways,'' the reader commented.
''It was great to be out at the airport to see these big international babies land! For us this is great, not so great for the passengers though.''
The diversions were having knock-on effects for domestic flights.
A Sydney Airport spokesperson told 2UE domestic flights were only mildly affected. However, some passengers have reported sitting on the tarmac in Sydney and Melbourne for up to three hours.
All ferries travelling on Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River were running at 9.45am after being cancelled about 7am.
There were several crashes as motorists battled in poor visibility.
Mr Sharpe said some areas would start clearing from 8.30am, but there would be some form of reduced visibility until after 10am.
He said the combination of showers on Monday night, light winds and high humidity caused the unusual fog to form.
''The fact that the wind is still light in the Sydney area means that that fog is not breaking up,'' he said.
''It's going to require the sun to do some heating, and that will in turn increase the wind strength. It will be a very gradual thing this morning. We're not going to see this fog breaking up quickly at all.''
The Transport Management Centre has urged people to travel slowly on foggy roads.
smh.com.au
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