Fog in Galveston, TX

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 Scholes International At Galveston Airport (KGLS). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KGLSScholes International At Galveston Airport94 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 Galveston fogs in

Fog here concentrates in February and December — about 94 hours in a typical year at KGLS, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KGLS station page.

Fog season

January: ~17 hJanFebruary: ~37 hFebMarch: ~15 hMarApril: ~3 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~0 hOctNovember: ~2 hNovDecember: ~17 hDec
Fog season runs December through March, peaking in February; fog is mostly a 1 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 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.