Fog in Arctic Village, AK

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 5 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Arctic Village Airport (PARC). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PARCArctic Village Airport35 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 Arctic Village fogs in

Fog here concentrates in October and January — about 35 hours in a typical year at PARC, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PARC station page.

Fog season

January: ~6 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~1 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~5 hAugSeptember: ~5 hSepOctober: ~6 hOctNovember: ~4 hNovDecember: ~4 hDec
Fog season runs August through February, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 4 AM–10 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 2 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.