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Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air
AIR

Air is the part of Earth's atmosphere that humans breath and as such Air .Air may also refer to:...
. It can occur as part of natural weather
Weather

Weather is a set of all the Phenomenon occurring in a given atmosphere at a given time. Weather phenomena lie in the hydrosphere and troposphere....
 or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhale
Exhalation

Exhalation is the movement of air out of the bronchial tubes, through the airways, to the external environment during Breath out.Exhaled air is rich in carbon dioxide, a waste product of cellular cellular respiration during the production of Adenosine_triphosphate....
d air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna
Sauna

A sauna is a small room or house designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary facilities....
. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters
Aerosol spray

Aerosol spray is a type of dispensing system which creates an Particulate mist of liquid particles. This is used with a spray can or bottle that contains a liquid under pressure....
 if the humidity conditions are right.

The only difference between mist and fog
Fog

Fog is a cloud bank that is in contact with the ground. A cloud may be considered partly fog; for example, the part of a cloud that is suspended in the air above the ground is not considered fog, whereas the part of the cloud that comes in contact with higher ground is considered fog....
 is visibility .






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Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air
AIR

Air is the part of Earth's atmosphere that humans breath and as such Air .Air may also refer to:...
. It can occur as part of natural weather
Weather

Weather is a set of all the Phenomenon occurring in a given atmosphere at a given time. Weather phenomena lie in the hydrosphere and troposphere....
 or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhale
Exhalation

Exhalation is the movement of air out of the bronchial tubes, through the airways, to the external environment during Breath out.Exhaled air is rich in carbon dioxide, a waste product of cellular cellular respiration during the production of Adenosine_triphosphate....
d air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna
Sauna

A sauna is a small room or house designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary facilities....
. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters
Aerosol spray

Aerosol spray is a type of dispensing system which creates an Particulate mist of liquid particles. This is used with a spray can or bottle that contains a liquid under pressure....
 if the humidity conditions are right.

The only difference between mist and fog
Fog

Fog is a cloud bank that is in contact with the ground. A cloud may be considered partly fog; for example, the part of a cloud that is suspended in the air above the ground is not considered fog, whereas the part of the cloud that comes in contact with higher ground is considered fog....
 is visibility . This phenomenon is called fog
Fog

Fog is a cloud bank that is in contact with the ground. A cloud may be considered partly fog; for example, the part of a cloud that is suspended in the air above the ground is not considered fog, whereas the part of the cloud that comes in contact with higher ground is considered fog....
 if the visibility is one kilometre (~1,093 yards) or less (in the UK for driving purposes the definition of fog is visibility less than 200 metres, for pilots the distance is 1 kilometre). Otherwise it is known as mist. Seen from a distance, mist is bluish, while haze
Haze

Haze is traditionally an Earth's atmosphere phenomenon where dust, smoke and other dry particles obscure the clarity of the sky. The WMO manual of codes includes a classification of horizontal obscuration into categories of fog, ice fog, steam fog, mist, haze, smoke, vog, dust, sand and snow....
 is more brownish.

Religious connotations are associated with mist in some cultures; it is used as a metaphor in 2 Peter 2:17.

Mist makes a beam of light
Light beam

File:Hk-Symphony of Lights 3420.jpgA light beam or beam of light is a narrow projection of light energy radiating from a source into a beam....
 visible from the side via refraction
Refraction

Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its speed. This is most commonly observed when a wave passes from one optical medium to another....
 and reflection
Reflection

Reflection or reflexion may refer to:...
 of the suspended water droplets.

Scotch Mist refers to a light, steady drizzle, the name being typical of the Scottish penchant for understatement (and of Scottish weather).

Mist usually occurs near the shores, and is often associated with fog. Mist can also be as high as mountain tops when extreme temperatures are low.

See also

  • Fog
    Fog

    Fog is a cloud bank that is in contact with the ground. A cloud may be considered partly fog; for example, the part of a cloud that is suspended in the air above the ground is not considered fog, whereas the part of the cloud that comes in contact with higher ground is considered fog....
  • Haze
    Haze

    Haze is traditionally an Earth's atmosphere phenomenon where dust, smoke and other dry particles obscure the clarity of the sky. The WMO manual of codes includes a classification of horizontal obscuration into categories of fog, ice fog, steam fog, mist, haze, smoke, vog, dust, sand and snow....
  • Drizzle
    Drizzle

    Drizzle is light precipitation consisting of liquid water drops smaller than those of rain, and generally smaller than 0.5 mm in diameter. Drizzle is normally produced by low Stratus cloud clouds and Stratocumulus_cloud clouds....
  • Aeroponics
    Aeroponics

    Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an Construction aggregate medium. Aeroponic culture differs from both hydroponics and in-vitro growing....