Fog in Omaha, NE

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 2 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Eppley Airfield (KOMA). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring stations

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KOMAEppley Airfield31 h/yrverifying
KOFFOffutt Air Force Base42 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 Omaha fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and January — about 31 hours in a typical year at KOMA, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KOMA station page.

Fog season

January: ~5 hJanFebruary: ~3 hFebMarch: ~2 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~2 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~6 hDec
Fog season is January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, December, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 1 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 AM; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average

Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.