Fog in Amarillo, TX
daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. dense fog (visibility under a mile) is rare here in August.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly
Measured at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (KAMA). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.
Measuring station
| station | airport | fog hours/yr | forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAMA | Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport | 44 h/yr | verifying |
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 Amarillo fogs in
Fog here concentrates in January and December — about 44 hours in a typical year at KAMA, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KAMA station page.
Fog season
Fog season is January, February, March, May, June, September, October, November, December, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 5 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by noon; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average
Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.