Fog in Tampa, FL

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 1 hour of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Tampa International Airport (KTPA). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring stations

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KTPATampa International Airport18 h/yrverifying
KMCFMacDill Air Force Base37 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 Tampa fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and February — about 18 hours in a typical year at KTPA, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KTPA station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~0 hMarApril: ~0 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~0 hSepOctober: ~0 hOctNovember: ~1 hNovDecember: ~7 hDec
Fog season runs December through February, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 3 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.