Fog in Lake Charles, LA

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 Lake Charles Regional Airport (KLCH). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KLCHLake Charles Regional Airport114 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 Lake Charles fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and February — about 114 hours in a typical year at KLCH, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KLCH station page.

Fog season

January: ~9 hJanFebruary: ~23 hFebMarch: ~14 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~1 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~14 hOctNovember: ~17 hNovDecember: ~31 hDec
Fog season runs October through March, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 1 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 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.