Fog in King Salmon, AK

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 8 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at King Salmon Airport (PAKN). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PAKNKing Salmon Airport71 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 King Salmon fogs in

Fog here concentrates in July and September — about 71 hours in a typical year at PAKN, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PAKN station page.

Fog season

January: ~2 hJanFebruary: ~5 hFebMarch: ~5 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~5 hMayJune: ~8 hJunJuly: ~9 hJulAugust: ~8 hAugSeptember: ~8 hSepOctober: ~4 hOctNovember: ~7 hNovDecember: ~7 hDec
Fog season is February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, peaking in July; fog is mostly a 3 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 11 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.