Fog in Atqasuk, AK

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 14 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport (PATQ). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PATQAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport224 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 Atqasuk fogs in

Fog here concentrates in May and February — about 224 hours in a typical year at PATQ, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PATQ station page.

Fog season

January: ~16 hJanFebruary: ~21 hFebMarch: ~21 hMarApril: ~20 hAprMay: ~33 hMayJune: ~14 hJunJuly: ~22 hJulAugust: ~14 hAugSeptember: ~12 hSepOctober: ~19 hOctNovember: ~11 hNovDecember: ~18 hDec
Fog season is year-round, peaking in May; fog is mostly a 1 AM–1 PM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 6 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.