Fog in Ely, NV

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 Ely Airport Yelland Field (KELY). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KELYEly Airport Yelland Field10 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 Ely fogs in

Fog here concentrates in March and January — about 10 hours in a typical year at KELY, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KELY station page.

Fog season

January: ~2 hJanFebruary: ~1 hFebMarch: ~3 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~0 hOctNovember: ~0 hNovDecember: ~1 hDec
Fog season is January, March, peaking in March; fog is mostly a 1 PM–4 PM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 7 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.