Fog in Lanai City, HI

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. dense fog (visibility under a mile) is rare here in August.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

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

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PHNYLanai Airport18 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 Lanai City fogs in

Fog here concentrates in March and January — about 18 hours in a typical year at PHNY, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PHNY station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~3 hFebMarch: ~5 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~0 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~0 hDec
Fog season runs January through April, peaking in March; fog here can hit at any hour of the day; 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.