Fog in Yakutat, AK

daily fog outlook & 2016–2026 climatology
No fog signal in NWS guidance for the next 48 hours. August typically brings about 10 hours of dense fog here.forecast cycle 2026-08-16T00:00:00Z · page rebuilt daily · live layers below update hourly

Measured at Yakutat Airport (PAYA). This station is in forecast verification — percentages publish when it clears the accuracy bar.

Measuring station

stationairportfog hours/yrforecast
PAYAYakutat Airport67 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 Yakutat fogs in

Fog here concentrates in August and March — about 67 hours in a typical year at PAYA, usually lasting ~1 h once it forms. Hour-by-hour patterns, live conditions and the forecast strip live on the PAYA station page.

Fog season

January: ~9 hJanFebruary: ~7 hFebMarch: ~9 hMarApril: ~5 hAprMay: ~4 hMayJune: ~4 hJunJuly: ~6 hJulAugust: ~10 hAugSeptember: ~8 hSepOctober: ~1 hOctNovember: ~2 hNovDecember: ~3 hDec
Fog season runs December through September, peaking in August; fog is mostly a 1 AM–7 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 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.