Fog in Fort Rucker/Ozark, AL

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 3 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field (KOZR). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KOZRCairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field76 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 Rucker/Ozark fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and February — about 76 hours in a typical year at KOZR, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KOZR station page.

Fog season

January: ~6 hJanFebruary: ~9 hFebMarch: ~7 hMarApril: ~5 hAprMay: ~6 hMayJune: ~4 hJunJuly: ~6 hJulAugust: ~3 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~4 hOctNovember: ~8 hNovDecember: ~15 hDec
Fog season runs October through July, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 4 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.