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Aviation Weather Handbook

FAA-H-8083-28B Version 2026

Chapter 16

Mountain Weather

16.5 Upslope Fog

See Section 18.1.1.1.3 for information on upslope fog.

16.6 Mountain Obscuration

See Section 18.2.2 for information on mountain obscuration.

16.7 Mountain Turbulence

See Chapter 19, Turbulence, for information on mountain turbulence.

16.8 Mountain Icing

See Section 20.3.8 for information on mountain icing.

16.9 Density Altitude

See Section 8.4.1.5 for information on density altitude.