Fog in Martinsburg, WV
daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 6 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly
Measured at Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.
Measuring station
| station | airport | fog hours/yr | forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMRB | Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field | 70 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 Martinsburg fogs in
Fog here concentrates in January and December — about 70 hours in a typical year at KMRB, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KMRB station page.
Fog season
Fog season is January, February, March, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 2 AM–8 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.