Fog in Valdez, AK

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 6 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Valdez Pioneer Field (PAVD). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PAVDValdez Pioneer Field58 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 Valdez fogs in

Fog here concentrates in December and February — about 58 hours in a typical year at PAVD, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PAVD station page.

Fog season

January: ~8 hJanFebruary: ~8 hFebMarch: ~7 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~2 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~2 hJulAugust: ~6 hAugSeptember: ~4 hSepOctober: ~6 hOctNovember: ~5 hNovDecember: ~8 hDec
Fog season is January, February, March, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, peaking in January; fog here can hit at any hour of the day; 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.