Fog in Utqiaġvik, AK

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Fog possible — NWS guidance shows a fog signal in the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 25 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport (PABR). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PABRWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport198 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 Utqiaġvik fogs in

Fog here concentrates in July and June — about 198 hours in a typical year at PABR, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PABR station page.

Fog season

January: ~7 hJanFebruary: ~10 hFebMarch: ~10 hMarApril: ~10 hAprMay: ~21 hMayJune: ~27 hJunJuly: ~48 hJulAugust: ~25 hAugSeptember: ~15 hSepOctober: ~12 hOctNovember: ~7 hNovDecember: ~7 hDec
Fog season runs May through October, peaking in July; fog is mostly a 9 PM–8 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by noon; 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.