Fog in Wheeling, WV

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 12 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KHLGWheeling Ohio County Airport89 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 Wheeling fogs in

Fog here concentrates in September and July — about 89 hours in a typical year at KHLG, usually lasting ~2 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KHLG station page.

Fog season

January: ~3 hJanFebruary: ~7 hFebMarch: ~3 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~7 hMayJune: ~7 hJunJuly: ~13 hJulAugust: ~12 hAugSeptember: ~15 hSepOctober: ~8 hOctNovember: ~7 hNovDecember: ~6 hDec
Fog season is February, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, peaking in September; fog is mostly a 4 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 9 AM; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average

Machine access: data.json · llms.txt · forecast verification. Not for operational use.