It was like something out of The Mist – and it had Vancouver freaking out. Well, either that, or just reacting to weather as only we know how.
The mysterious fog which rolled through Vancouver on Wednesday was actually caused by a ridge of high pressure, Environment Canada told us.
The fog bank formed over the Georgia Strait earlier in the morning, and was blown westwards to Vancouver. It dissipated later as the sun heated the air around it.
So that’s the science. But that didn’t stop us all wondering whether creepy creatures were about to emerge and eat us alive. OK, maybe that was just us.
Here’s how Vancouver’s own version of The Mist played out on social media:
Coastal fog pouring into Burrard Inlet #thefog #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/aSeR7gMgwL
— Nick Page (@nick__page) September 27, 2017
Some remarkable fog rolling into #Vancouver. I love living by the sea.
— Pryde Foltz (@PrydeFoltz) September 27, 2017
It’s sunny, but there’s a crazy thick fog coming in off the ocean over the West End of Vancouver right now. #weamaze pic.twitter.com/kz77rNZela
— Tom Who (@TommieWho) September 27, 2017
Eerie fog over downtown Vancouver today! Was thinking it was from a fire or something
— 🍁🎃LUDO🎃🍂 (@LudoDoodle) September 27, 2017
Here’s that pilot coming into land in the fog:
Just in time ! #fog #Vancouver ✈️🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/ye5abKiXxW
— Antoine A. (@_AntAMR) September 27, 2017
HCSM News Vancouver Weather
Through the fog#yvr pic.twitter.com/pE8MPOFGCH
— HCSM News (@HCSMnews) September 27, 2017
Fog today on Lion’s Gate Bridge #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/vXilaOX6Sg
— Steve Burgess (@steveburgess1) September 27, 2017
Seriously, we live in Vancouver and do t know what FOG is??😆
— Conni Christensen (@eyemabee) September 27, 2017
Check out the fog rolling in on this beautiful fall afternoon in Vancouver! pic.twitter.com/gOmrvjQbB1
— Braden Chase (@ChasingBraden) September 27, 2017
Eerie fog rolled – literally – into West Vancouver. Ship’s horns blaring. @NEWS1130Weather @yvrwx @TeamVBC @604Now @vancityfeature pic.twitter.com/3IJQfnXYVz
— Cheryl Smith (@CherylSmithWV) September 27, 2017
Spirit of Vancouver Island looking more like a ghost ship today…arriving in sunny Active Pass…fog horns going to ‘off’ @BCFerries pic.twitter.com/b5l7pMIAs5
— Steve (@ve7sl) September 27, 2017
The #fog at #Vancouver Lions Gate Bridge 😍 pic.twitter.com/XfADUK60kF
— Melanie Kies (@mel_kies) September 27, 2017
Here we go again Vancouver…what’s with the hot temperatures? It’s almost October! Rain. Fog. Snow…please! #Vancouver
— Sharon Wish (@bluechameleon) September 28, 2017
The fog rolling down through the coastal forests to join the inversion over the sea between Vancouver Island and the mainland pic.twitter.com/KADbWyQume
— Grantham Ecologist (@GranthamEcology) September 28, 2017