Fog in Bethel, AK

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 7 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

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

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PABEBethel Airport121 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 Bethel fogs in

Fog here concentrates in November and February — about 121 hours in a typical year at PABE, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PABE station page.

Fog season

January: ~11 hJanFebruary: ~11 hFebMarch: ~12 hMarApril: ~11 hAprMay: ~10 hMayJune: ~7 hJunJuly: ~7 hJulAugust: ~7 hAugSeptember: ~9 hSepOctober: ~10 hOctNovember: ~15 hNovDecember: ~10 hDec
Fog season is year-round, peaking in November; fog is mostly a 5 AM–11 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.