Fog Fills the Grand Canyon

Thursday, a sea of fog filled the Grand Canyon. This rare phenomenon occurred as a result of total temperature inversion, which is the increase of temperature with height.

Cold air was trapped at the base of the canyon and was topped by warm air; enough low-level moisture was available Thursday for fog to develop. Fog filling the Grand Canyon is a rare and beautiful event that occurs only once every few years. Below are some photos taken of the canyon yesterday:

A rare weather phenomenon is filling the Grand Canyon with fog http://t.co/KDvIts1PN5 Photo: Maci MacPherson—AP pic.twitter.com/SFhLERdJQu

— TIME.com (@TIME) December 12, 2014

Fog turned the Grand Canyon into a fluffy sea yesterday. Your dose of Friday afternoon wow. http://t.co/yb8LhGUAjg pic.twitter.com/zCnZ06Oygg — Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) December 12, 2014

Another view of the low clouds/fog in the Grand Canyon yesterday. #azwx pic.twitter.com/mLQU1SXend

— Cory Mottice (@EverythingWX) December 12, 2014

WHOA: Not something you see everyday – the Grand Canyon enveloped by a total fog inversion! @NatlParkService pic.twitter.com/fywqIHPvbd — Earthjustice (@Earthjustice) December 12, 2014

This next capture is the the most fascinating. It’s a time lapse of the event taking place. Talk about eye candy…

via YouTube