Fog in Tuscaloosa, AL

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 Tuscaloosa National Airport (KTCL). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KTCLTuscaloosa National Airport34 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 Tuscaloosa fogs in

Fog here concentrates in November and December — about 34 hours in a typical year at KTCL, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KTCL station page.

Fog season

January: ~6 hJanFebruary: ~1 hFebMarch: ~2 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~1 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~2 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~1 hSepOctober: ~3 hOctNovember: ~8 hNovDecember: ~6 hDec
Fog season is January, March, April, July, October, November, December, peaking in November; fog is mostly a midnight–7 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.