Fog in Dodge City, KS

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 Dodge City Regional Airport (KDDC). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KDDCDodge City Regional Airport74 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 Dodge City fogs in

Fog here concentrates in January and February — about 74 hours in a typical year at KDDC, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KDDC station page.

Fog season

January: ~14 hJanFebruary: ~11 hFebMarch: ~9 hMarApril: ~4 hAprMay: ~4 hMayJune: ~3 hJunJuly: ~2 hJulAugust: ~2 hAugSeptember: ~3 hSepOctober: ~5 hOctNovember: ~6 hNovDecember: ~10 hDec
Fog season runs October through May, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 3 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 11 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.