Fog in Alexandria, MN

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Fog unlikely through Sunday (peak 3%). August typically brings about 4 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Chandler Field (KAXN). Forecast percentages for this station have passed live verification.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KAXNChandler Field73 h/yrlive forecast

Fog is measured where instruments live — airports. Hours/yr = time below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), the aviation definition of seriously dense fog.

When Alexandria fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and January — about 73 hours in a typical year at KAXN, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KAXN station page.

Fog season

January: ~14 hJanFebruary: ~7 hFebMarch: ~7 hMarApril: ~6 hAprMay: ~2 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~4 hAugSeptember: ~3 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~7 hNovDecember: ~17 hDec
Fog season runs November through April, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 2 AM–10 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 5 PM; a typical event lasts about 1 hour once it forms local time · 10-yr average

Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.