Fog in Fort Dodge, IA

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 7 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

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

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KFODFort Dodge Regional Airport44 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 Fort Dodge fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and August — about 44 hours in a typical year at KFOD, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KFOD station page.

Fog season

January: ~5 hJanFebruary: ~3 hFebMarch: ~3 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~3 hJulAugust: ~7 hAugSeptember: ~4 hSepOctober: ~2 hOctNovember: ~3 hNovDecember: ~7 hDec
Fog season runs July through May, peaking in August; 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.