EGLF — Farnborough Airport

fog forecast & climatology · Farnborough, Hampshire city page · full 10-year analysis →
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. September typically brings about 5 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Fog hours per year
104 h below CAT I minima (2016–2026 average)
Fog season
December and November
Typical fog event
~2 h once it forms (middle half 1–3 h, n=394)
Data through
2026-08-15 · machine-readable data.json

When this airport fogs in

In a typical year Farnborough Airport spends 104 hours below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), concentrated in December and November. The strip above shows the hour-by-hour pattern for the current month from ten years of weather observations.

Fog season

January: ~12 hJanFebruary: ~10 hFebMarch: ~11 hMarApril: ~2 hAprMay: ~4 hMayJune: ~1 hJunJuly: ~1 hJulAugust: ~4 hAugSeptember: ~5 hSepOctober: ~12 hOctNovember: ~24 hNovDecember: ~29 hDec
Fog season runs October through March, peaking in December; fog is mostly a 11 PM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 11 AM; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average

For flight operations

EFVS crews: the CHASE board ranks airports by live fog status, approach lighting, go-around height and flight time from your base. Forecast probabilities publish here per-airport once the calibrated model beats climatology on live verification — receipts on the scorecard. Methodology.

Sources: NOAA/NWS National Blend of Models guidance · METAR observations 2016–2026 (Iowa Environmental Mesonet) · FAA NASR. Machine access: data.json · llms.txt. Not for operational use.