Heavy fog on the first day of the yearstarting at midnight, some means broke down of Transportation over The weekend, including ferry services between Istanbul and other cities, suspension of air operations and highway closures for time.
Directorate General of Weather analysis and forecast branch manager Shahin Shahbaz said: We expect him to be under the influence of a new rainy system Such as of Sunday. however systemthe effect of It will fog and haze decrease. Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ) Department of Meteorological Engineering professor Hussein Toros explained: “Depends in air May quality occur according air Quality measurement data, it seems air Quality in Istanbul is generally at a moderate level.
It has been reported that the haze is hazy weather in Istanbul will continue until the end of the week.
Fog and haze are particularly effective in interrupts of Beykoz, Umraniye, Kadikoy, Sariyer, Besiktas, Uskudar around the Bosphorus, as well as in Çekmeköy, Sultanbeyli, Sancaktepe, Kağıthane, Fatih and Beyoğlu.
while drivers You have a problem moving forward Because of the fog and haze, there also problems in sea f air Transportation. reschedule of flights during this hours It will be temporary restored Such as soon With the improvement of fog conditions.
Shahbaz said that there was a thick fog seen in Istanbul especially on Monday and Tuesday. Explaining that fog weather inactive in Shahbaz said, “It may be this situation cause problems in Shipping. On Wednesday, it will rain in Istanbul weather and the effect of Fog will be relatively less. Today, there will be more Fog instead of mist.
Our country is under the influence of high pressure. Center of This high pressure is painless and rainy. He. She also causes Hazy and hazy weather, especially at night and in the morning ” added.
While Toros said that Istanbul is under the influence of High pressure these days due to weather conditions.
“That’s why the wind speed Low, in this case, could be a temperature inversion more effective. the air Vertical and horizontal blending is not possible enough. with the effect of High pressure, fog and haze occur in Istanbul”.
Explaining that mist and mist are different and that they are often confused with people, Toros said, “Fog is existence of Extremely small suspended water droplets in the weather. If vision falls below 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) because of the water droplets it is called fog.”
Nowadays, there is sometimes fog and sometimes haze in Istanbul. This situation causes unrest in Many things, especially transportation. Fog and haze should Do not mix with air pollution. However, due to weather conditions, pollutants from vehicles, heating and utilities are not sufficiently distributed. Air quality may decrease occur. “
