Fog in Lifuka
daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Forecast feed initializing for this station. dense fog (visibility under a mile) is rare here in August (10-year average).
Measured at Lifuka Island Airport (NFTL). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.
Measuring station
| station | airport | fog hours/yr | forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFTL | Lifuka Island Airport | 3 h/yr | verifying |
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 Lifuka fogs in
Fog here concentrates in February and April — about 3 hours in a typical year at NFTL. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the NFTL station page.
Fog season
Fog season is February, peaking in February; fog is mostly a 3 AM–3 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 4 AM local time · 10-yr average
Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.