Fog in Columbia, MO

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 2 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

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

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KCOUColumbia Regional Airport47 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 Columbia fogs in

Fog here concentrates in January and December — about 47 hours in a typical year at KCOU, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KCOU station page.

Fog season

January: ~11 hJanFebruary: ~3 hFebMarch: ~4 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~4 hMayJune: ~2 hJunJuly: ~2 hJulAugust: ~2 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~4 hOctNovember: ~5 hNovDecember: ~8 hDec
Fog season is January, February, March, May, October, November, December, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 4 AM–8 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.