Fog in Garden City, KS

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 2 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Garden City Regional Airport (KGCK). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KGCKGarden City Regional Airport66 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 Garden City fogs in

Fog here concentrates in January and February — about 66 hours in a typical year at KGCK, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KGCK station page.

Fog season

January: ~16 hJanFebruary: ~12 hFebMarch: ~7 hMarApril: ~4 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~2 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~2 hAugSeptember: ~3 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~5 hNovDecember: ~8 hDec
Fog season runs November through April, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 3 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 1 PM; 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.