Fog in Bella Coola, BC

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 Bella Coola Airport (CYBD). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
CYBDBella Coola Airport8 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 Bella Coola fogs in

Fog here concentrates in October and September — about 8 hours in a typical year at CYBD, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the CYBD station page.

Fog season

January: ~0 hJanFebruary: ~0 hFebMarch: ~0 hMarApril: ~0 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~1 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Bella Coola, BC has no real fog season — dense fog is rare in every month (under 2 hours even in the peak month).

Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.