Fog in Austin, 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 Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KAUSAustin Bergstrom International Airport50 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 Austin fogs in

Fog here concentrates in January and February — about 50 hours in a typical year at KAUS, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KAUS station page.

Fog season

January: ~13 hJanFebruary: ~9 hFebMarch: ~4 hMarApril: ~3 hAprMay: ~2 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~5 hNovDecember: ~9 hDec
Fog season runs November through March, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 4 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 AM; 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.