Neblina vs niebla

Question

If neblina is mist, niebla is fog and neblinoso is misty:

1. This is probably an English question, but does mist imply a component of moisture you can feel, or what exactly is the difference between fog and mist (or neblina and niebla).
2. Is there an adjective for niebla (niebloso?) or can I only say "Hay niebla"

Maybe I shouldn't spend time at work looking out the window

Answer 1

neblina: mistiness niebla; fog

La neblina es un fenómeno meteorológico, concretamente un hidrometeoro, que consiste en la suspensión de muy pequeñas gotas de agua en la atmósfera

Niebla is a word, meaning "mist, fog".

So I would use "Está neblinoso" to mean "it's foggy"? or would Hay niebla be the preferred expression anyway - Stadt, Sep 28, 2010

Answer 2

According to Wikipedia, The only difference between mist and fog is visibility. This phenomenon is called fog if the visibility is one kilometre (1,100 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 is more brownish.