ESCF — Malmen Air Base

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No fog forecast feed exists for this station. September typically brings about 16 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Fog hours per year
125 h below CAT I minima (2016–2026 average)
Fog season
November and September
Typical fog event
~2 h once it forms (middle half 1–3 h, n=495)
Data through
2026-08-15 · machine-readable data.json

When this airport fogs in

In a typical year Malmen Air Base spends 125 hours below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), concentrated in November and September. The strip above shows the hour-by-hour pattern for the current month from ten years of weather observations.

Fog season

January: ~16 hJanFebruary: ~10 hFebMarch: ~15 hMarApril: ~5 hAprMay: ~3 hMayJune: ~2 hJunJuly: ~3 hJulAugust: ~7 hAugSeptember: ~16 hSepOctober: ~12 hOctNovember: ~21 hNovDecember: ~16 hDec
Fog season runs August through March, peaking in November; fog is mostly a 10 PM–8 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.