Video from the Osage Beach area shows “steam fog” or “sea smoke” forming and floating over the water outside the Margaritaville Resort.

Meteorologist Taylor Stephenson explains the science behind how all five types of fog form in this installment of "Weather Works." ...

occur when fog or steam rising from the lakes' waters are swirled up by the air and form a whirling vortex, similar to a dust devil on land.

DULUTH — Subzero temperatures lately have produced ethereal "smoke" on Lake Superior. Also called "steam fog," sea smoke "forms when water evaporates from the warm water surface and immediately ...

Steam fog can form anytime the air is a lot colder than the water temperature directly below it.

On cold days like Tuesday, it’s hard to imagine the water being warmer than the air, but that’s exactly what steam fog needs to form. Steam fog is often seen during the winter when air ...