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Heads up, drivers: Dense fog could reduce visibility along SLO County roads

A misty morning rain gave way to a soft, low cloud cover on the mountains in San Luis Obispo. Pictured is Bishop Peak shrouded in a fog looking from Foothill Road.
A misty morning rain gave way to a soft, low cloud cover on the mountains in San Luis Obispo. Pictured is Bishop Peak shrouded in a fog looking from Foothill Road. ldickinson@thetribunenews.com

Better get your car’s fog lights ready, San Luis Obispo County.

The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for Saturday night into Sunday morning, warning of low visibility due to fog throughout most of the Central Coast.

According to the advisory, visibility could drop to less than one-fourth of a mile.

The fog could make driving hazardous, the Weather Service warned. Drivers were advised to “slow down, use your headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.”

The advisory was expected to expire at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

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Kaytlyn Leslie
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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.
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