Fog in Columbus, MS

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 1 hour of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Columbus Air Force Base (KCBM). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KCBMColumbus Air Force Base36 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 Columbus fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and January — about 36 hours in a typical year at KCBM, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KCBM station page.

Fog season

January: ~6 hJanFebruary: ~3 hFebMarch: ~2 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~2 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~1 hSepOctober: ~2 hOctNovember: ~4 hNovDecember: ~8 hDec
Fog season runs October through June, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 3 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 8 AM; 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.