Haar ( fog ) - Wikipedia Haar ( fog ) Haar rolls into the Firth of Forth, partially shrouding the Forth Bridge. Look up haar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In meteorology, haar or sea fret is a cold sea fog. It occurs most often on the east coast of England or Scotland between April and September, when warm air passes over the cold North Sea. Causes Haar is typically formed over the sea and is blown to the land by the wind. This commonly occurs when warmer moist air moves over the relatively cooler North Sea causing the moisture in the air to condense, forming haar. Sea breezes and easterly winds then bring the haar into the east coast of Scotland and North - East England where it can continue for several miles inland. This can be common in the UK summer when heating of the land creates a sea breeze, bringing haar in from the sea and as a result can significantly reduce temperatures compared to those just a few miles inland. Nomenclature The term haar is used along certain lands bordering the North Sea, primarily eastern Scotland and the north - east of England. Variants of the term in Scots and northern English include har, hare, harl, harr and hoar. The origin may be Low German / Middle Dutch hare or Saxon. In Yorkshire and Northumberland it is commonly referred to as a sea fret. References ^ Jump up to : Pirie, Gail. `` Sea Fog ''. BBC.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 9 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` '' haar `` ''. oxforddictionaries.com. Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 9 April 2015. Jump up ^ Findlater, J. ; Roach, W.T. ; McHugh, B.C., Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol. 115, Issue 487, p. 581 - 608 Jump up ^ Scots Dictionary Jump up ^ SND : Haar Jump up ^ A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use : With Their Etymology, John Trotter Brockett, 1829, p147 This Scotland - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This climatology / meteorology -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haar_(fog)&oldid=817849455 '' Categories : Environment of Scotland Fog Scottish coast Climate of Scotland North Sea Scots language Scottish words and phrases Scotland stubs Atmospheric science stubs Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 30 December 2017, at 23 : 03. About Wikipedia

Question: name for misty fog rolling in from ocean
Answer: haar or sea fret