Haar (fog)

Haar rolls into the Firth of Forth, partially shrouding the Forth Bridge.
Haar rolling in over the Forth Bridge

In meteorology, haar or sea fret is a cold sea fog. It occurs most often on the east coast of Scotland between April and September, when warm air passes over the cold North Sea.[1][2] The term is also known as harr, hare, harl, har and hoar.[3]

  1. ^ Pirie, Gail. "Sea Fog". BBC.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. ^ ""haar"". oxforddictionaries.com. Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Fog and 'haar' - what's the difference?". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.