Fog in Salem, OR

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. dense fog (visibility under a mile) is rare here in August.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field (KSLE). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KSLESalem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field74 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 Salem fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and November — about 74 hours in a typical year at KSLE, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KSLE station page.

Fog season

January: ~16 hJanFebruary: ~7 hFebMarch: ~4 hMarApril: ~0 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~0 hAugSeptember: ~3 hSepOctober: ~9 hOctNovember: ~17 hNovDecember: ~19 hDec
Fog season runs October through February, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 4 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.