Frozen Fog in Munich

In late November, Munich had about 2 weeks of consistent fog.  Almost every day, at least downtown or out in Neuperlach where my office sits, there was low cloud cover and a thick, cold haze all around.  I've never experienced anything like it.

At one point it got cold enough that the fog froze overnight:

At first glance you might think that it snowed, but the ground is clear and the layer of frost gets thicker as you go higher.

It created quite a photo opportunity at one of the train stations south of Munich:

Here's a close crop:  nothing on the ground, but everything the fog had condensed onto became frozen white:

Finally, at the end of November, the weather cleared up a bit, enough to see the mountains again from my office:

Of course, now the sun is setting around 4:20pm, so even during afternoon meetings it starts to feel late:

Still no snow, so it doesn't feel like Winter has really arrived, but you can see some on the peaks (two photos up).
Hopefully we get some nice storms and then the sun comes out for some good skiing.  Until then, it's still umbrella weather.

Comments

[ian in hamburg]

I think the Germans call that Raureif?

Have you ever seen a silver thaw? Incredibly beautiful, but dangerous and destructive. Every twig and branch is covered in ice as falling rain accumulates. Weather conditions have to be just so. If too much rain falls, the trees collapse under the weight of the ice. A whole area of our town was devastated inthe early 70s that way.

[Frau A]

Thanks, Ian - I should have known there would be a German word for it!
We get those ice storms every few years in Dallas. Really beautiful, but lots of power outages from fallen branches and trees