Dense Fog Advisory 03/05/2026 00:12 Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Headline: 
Dense Fog Advisory issued March 5 at 3:12AM EST until March 5 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Dense Fog Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 5, 2026 - 12:12am
Expires: 
March 5, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Instruction: 
If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Area Description: 
Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Northwest Montgomery; Central and Southeast Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Central and Southeast Howard; Northwest Harford; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Fairfax; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park; Berkeley; Jefferson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov