A day that was expected to be hot and hazy has mixed with an advection fog that has surprised many Majoreros
The temperatures have once again been abnormally high this Sunday on the island of Fuerteventura, but it has not been the phenomenon that has surprised the Majoreros the most. The heat, some haze and surprisingly high humidity have caused banks of fog to form in different parts of the islands since this morning.
The so-called advection fog occurs because the cold sea water cools and humidifies the air mass just above it, causing the water vapor to condense at sea level, helped by a layer of warm and hazy air that does not leave it. ascend. In the slang of the sailors of Gran Tarajal, this phenomenon of humid fog “has the name, among the people of the sea of the island, of the Posma”, emphasized a history of Majorera fishing, Victorino Umpierréz, this afternoon .
In many towns on the island, visibility began with poor visibility, especially to the east of Fuerteventura, an issue that throughout the day moved north and this afternoon the fog was very dense in the Corralejo area.
