Fog in Kansas City, MO

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 1 hour of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Kansas City International Airport (KMCI). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring stations

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KMCIKansas City International Airport65 h/yrverifying
KMKCCharles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport14 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 Kansas City fogs in

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

Fog season

January: ~20 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~7 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~2 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~2 hOctNovember: ~6 hNovDecember: ~18 hDec
Fog season is January, March, November, December, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 3 AM–10 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 2 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.