{"city":"Santa Maria","region":"US-CA","country":"US","slug":"santa-maria-ca","updated":"2026-08-16T02:45Z","window":{"start":"2016-01-01","through":"2026-08-15"},"stations":[{"icao":"KSMX","name":"Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field","subCat1HoursPerYear":180,"forecast":"verifying"}],"primaryStation":"KSMX","forecast":{"covered":true,"public":false,"cycle":"2026-08-16T00:00:00Z","guidanceSignal":true,"wording":"NWS guidance shows a fog signal here in the next 48 hours. This station's calibrated percentages publish after live verification clears the accuracy bar. August typically brings about 16 hours of dense fog here."},"climatology":{"subCat1HoursPerYear":180,"fogSeasonPeakMonths":["September","October"],"medianEventHours":2,"season":{"summary":"Fog season is year-round, peaking in September; fog is mostly a 1 AM\u20137 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 8 AM; a typical event lasts about 2 hours (local time, 10-year average).","months":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"timeOfDay":"1 AM\u20137 AM","typicallyClearsBy":"8 AM"}},"links":{"page":"https://fogatlas.org/fog/city/santa-maria-ca/","stationPages":["https://fogatlas.org/fog/ksmx/"],"verification":"https://fogatlas.org/fog/scorecard/"}}