Fog in Ithaca, NY

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 Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (KITH). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KITHIthaca Tompkins Regional Airport65 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 Ithaca fogs in

Fog here concentrates in May and September — about 65 hours in a typical year at KITH, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KITH station page.

Fog season

January: ~6 hJanFebruary: ~6 hFebMarch: ~7 hMarApril: ~5 hAprMay: ~9 hMayJune: ~3 hJunJuly: ~5 hJulAugust: ~3 hAugSeptember: ~8 hSepOctober: ~6 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~5 hDec
Fog season runs December through October, peaking in May; fog is mostly a 1 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by noon; 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.