Fog in Hayward, WI
daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Some chance of fog — peaks at 24% around 4 am Monday.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly
Measured at Sawyer County Airport (KHYR). Forecast percentages for this station have passed live verification.
Measuring station
| station | airport | fog hours/yr | forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHYR | Sawyer County Airport | 74 h/yr | live 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 Hayward fogs in
Fog here concentrates in September and August — about 74 hours in a typical year at KHYR, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KHYR station page.
Fog season
Fog season is January, February, May, June, July, August, September, October, December, peaking in September; fog is mostly a 2 AM–6 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.