{"city":"Merced","region":"US-CA","country":"US","slug":"merced-ca","updated":"2026-08-16T02:45Z","window":{"start":"2016-01-01","through":"2026-08-15"},"stations":[{"icao":"KMER","name":"Castle Airport","subCat1HoursPerYear":209,"forecast":"verifying"},{"icao":"KMCE","name":"Merced Regional Macready Field","subCat1HoursPerYear":135,"forecast":"verifying"}],"primaryStation":"KMER","forecast":{"covered":true,"public":false,"cycle":"2026-08-16T00:00:00Z","guidanceSignal":false,"wording":"No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. dense fog (visibility under a mile) is rare here in August."},"climatology":{"subCat1HoursPerYear":209,"fogSeasonPeakMonths":["January","December"],"medianEventHours":2,"season":{"summary":"Fog season runs November through February, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 11 PM\u20138 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 AM; a typical event lasts about 2 hours (local time, 10-year average).","months":["January","February","November","December"],"timeOfDay":"11 PM\u20138 AM","typicallyClearsBy":"10 AM"}},"links":{"page":"https://fogatlas.org/fog/city/merced-ca/","stationPages":["https://fogatlas.org/fog/kmer/","https://fogatlas.org/fog/kmce/"],"verification":"https://fogatlas.org/fog/scorecard/"}}