Variable visibility

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variable visibility

In U.S. weather observing procedures, a condition when the prevailing visibility is less than three statute miles and is rapidly increasing or decreasing by one-half mile or more during the period of observation.

Variable visibilities are reported in the remarks section of the observations.


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