Minnesota, Wisconsin Dense Fog Advisory | Effective 04/16/2026 00:02

Headline: 
Dense Fog Advisory issued April 16 at 2:02AM CDT until April 16 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Event: 
Dense Fog Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 16, 2026 - 12:02am
Expires: 
April 16, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Carlton and South St. Louis, Southern Cook and Southern Lake Counties. In Wisconsin, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band, the Grand Portage Reservation, the Red Cliff Band, the Fond du Lac Band and the Bad River Reservation. Other locations including the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and Madeline Island. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Fog is expected to be most dense closest to Lake Superior. While most fog should burn off through this morning, some areas along the immediate Lake Superior coastline could see patchy dense fog continue through the day today.
Instruction: 
If driving, slow down, use your low-beam headlights and fog lights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Area Description: 
Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore; Carlton/South St. Louis; Douglas; Bayfield; Ashland; Iron
Forcast Office: 
NWS Duluth MN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov