Fog in Escanaba, MI

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Fog unlikely through Monday (peak 8%). August typically brings about 10 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Delta County Airport (KESC). Forecast percentages for this station have passed live verification.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KESCDelta County Airport86 h/yrlive forecast

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 Escanaba fogs in

Fog here concentrates in September and December — about 86 hours in a typical year at KESC, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KESC station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~5 hFebMarch: ~8 hMarApril: ~5 hAprMay: ~6 hMayJune: ~4 hJunJuly: ~6 hJulAugust: ~10 hAugSeptember: ~16 hSepOctober: ~9 hOctNovember: ~3 hNovDecember: ~12 hDec
Fog season runs December through October, peaking in September; fog is mostly a 2 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 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.