Fog in Anaktuvuk Pass, AK

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 9 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (PAKP). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PAKPAnaktuvuk Pass Airport68 h/yrverifying

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 Anaktuvuk Pass fogs in

Fog here concentrates in May and August — about 68 hours in a typical year at PAKP, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PAKP station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~3 hFebMarch: ~6 hMarApril: ~4 hAprMay: ~13 hMayJune: ~6 hJunJuly: ~6 hJulAugust: ~9 hAugSeptember: ~6 hSepOctober: ~4 hOctNovember: ~3 hNovDecember: ~4 hDec
Fog season is January, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, December, peaking in May; fog is mostly a 2 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 AM; 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.