Fog in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
Fog unlikely through Monday (peak 7%). 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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP). Forecast percentages for this station have passed live verification.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
KAVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport27 h/yrlive forecast

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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton fogs in

Fog here concentrates in February and January — about 27 hours in a typical year at KAVP, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the KAVP station page.

Fog season

January: ~4 hJanFebruary: ~4 hFebMarch: ~4 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~1 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~2 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~2 hNovDecember: ~3 hDec
Fog season is January, February, March, July, September, November, December, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 3 AM–10 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 4 PM; 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.