About five days of dense fog were expected to conclude today.
Staff photographer Julie Smith took a few minutes each of the past couple days to capture some images that developed during the fog.
National Weather Service meteorologist Lydia Jaja, who is based in St. Louis, said there is a very simple explanation for the fog.
"We've gotten fog because the ground is very, very cool," Jaja said. "That's from the very cold air we've had. Warm moist air has moved over that. That's caused the fog."
It's not uncommon to have fog this time of year, she added.
Jaja reminds drivers to use low beams when driving in fog, and to slow down.
"We would think it's common sense," she added.
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The lighted walkway around Adrian's Island is visible through Wednesday evening's dense fog over the Missouri River. The dense, moist air has been in the area since early in the week and is expected to be patchy and very dense in some areas until Sunday.
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The lighted walkway around Adrian's Island is visible through Wednesday evening's dense fog over the Missouri River. The dense, moist air has been in the area since early in the week and is expected to be patchy and very dense in some areas until Sunday.
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The outline of farm equipment is shown Thursday sitting in a farm field off of Callaway County Road 4038 as a dense fog covers the area, making for interesting drives along the Missouri River basin.
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Reflections of geese taking flight are shown Thursday in a body of water formed after recent rains in a low area in a farm field adjacent County Road 4038 in north Jefferson City. A dense fog has been covering the area, especially near the Missouri River, for several days.
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A dense fog has been lingering over Jefferson City in recent days, making for some interesting lighting and disappearing items, as shown here as the US 54/63 bridges over the Missouri River appears to just end in the mist.