The cloudy conditions are significant because fog only appears in Sydney's CBD five times a year


As the city braced itself for a severe cold snap, Sydney awoke to a cityscape engulfed in thick fog on Saturday morning.

Iconic sites such as the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge were completely covered in nature's blanket in what weather experts have deemed remarkable conditions.

All of the city's ferries were cancelled, and two domestic Qantas flights were diverted to Brisbane due to the dense clouds that swept across the city from the early hours of the morning.

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Iconic views such as the Sydney Opera house and the harbour bridge were completely engulfed in thick fog on Saturday morning

The conditions are significant due to the fact that Sydney's CBD only experiences strong fog about five times a year

A stunning image shows the thick fog beginning to clear from Sydney's iconic harbour on Saturday monring

A Bureau of Metrology spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia said the cloudy conditions are a result of north-easterly winds and the plummet in temperature triggered by a well-developed cold loft.

‘A series of chilly frontal conditions have brought on some colder than average temps the last few days. When the wind turned in a north-east direction, this allowed some moisture to sweep across the city and create the thick fog we saw on Saturday morning,’ said Metreologist Francois Geffroy.

Mr Geffroy said the conditions are significant due to the fact that inner Sydney only experiences strong fog about five times a year.

‘Out in the western suburbs they experience these conditions much more regularly.'

The low visibility which resulted from the fog triggered significant transport cancellations across the city

A Bureau of Metrology spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia said the cloudy conditions are a result of north-easterly winds and the plummet in temperature

'When the wind turned in a north-east direction, this allowed some moisture to sweep across the city and create the thick fog we saw on Saturday morning,’ said Metreologist Francois Geffroy.

The foggy conditions resulted in cancellations to all Sydney ferries, as well as diversions to several international flights en route to Sydney airport.

‘Sydney Airport did not declare low visibility operations. However, two Qantas flights - QF12 from Los Angeles and QF8 from Dallas - were diverted to Brisbane,’ Sydney Airports spokesperson Laura Stevens revelaed to Daily Mail Australia.

But Mr Geffroy said the conditions were not expected to stick around over the weekend.

‘It will probably be significantly broken up by about 9am, but some fag patches will remain across the city after that,’ he said.

The fog begins to clear from the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge