Fog in Somerset, KY

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 14 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (KSME). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KSMELake Cumberland Regional Airport102 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 Somerset fogs in

Fog here concentrates in September and August — about 102 hours in a typical year at KSME, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KSME station page.

Fog season

January: ~5 hJanFebruary: ~2 hFebMarch: ~7 hMarApril: ~4 hAprMay: ~8 hMayJune: ~9 hJunJuly: ~11 hJulAugust: ~14 hAugSeptember: ~16 hSepOctober: ~13 hOctNovember: ~9 hNovDecember: ~6 hDec
Fog season runs March through January, peaking in September; fog is mostly a 4 AM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 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.