Fog in Poughkeepsie, NY

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 Dutchess County Airport (KPOU). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KPOUDutchess County Airport50 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 Poughkeepsie fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and September — about 50 hours in a typical year at KPOU, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KPOU station page.

Fog season

January: ~6 hJanFebruary: ~5 hFebMarch: ~5 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~2 hJunJuly: ~2 hJulAugust: ~2 hAugSeptember: ~7 hSepOctober: ~5 hOctNovember: ~3 hNovDecember: ~8 hDec
Fog season is year-round, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 3 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 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.