Fog in Minot, ND

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Fog unlikely through Sunday (peak 4%). August typically brings about 7 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Minot Air Force Base (KMIB). Forecast percentages for this station have passed live verification.

Measuring stations

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KMIBMinot Air Force Base66 h/yrlive forecast
KMOTMinot International Airport56 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 Minot fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and March — about 66 hours in a typical year at KMIB, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KMIB station page.

Fog season

January: ~8 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~11 hMarApril: ~5 hAprMay: ~1 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~4 hJulAugust: ~7 hAugSeptember: ~4 hSepOctober: ~4 hOctNovember: ~7 hNovDecember: ~11 hDec
Fog season runs July through April, peaking in March; fog is mostly a 3 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by noon; 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.