OMAA — Zayed International Airport

fog forecast & climatology · Abu Dhabi city page · full 10-year analysis →
No fog forecast feed exists for this station. September typically brings about 2 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Fog hours per year
37 h below CAT I minima (2016–2026 average)
Fog season
February and January
Typical fog event
~2 h once it forms (middle half 1–4 h, n=124)
Data through
2026-08-15 · machine-readable data.json

When this airport fogs in

In a typical year Zayed International Airport spends 37 hours below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), concentrated in February and January. The strip above shows the hour-by-hour pattern for the current month from ten years of weather observations.

Fog season

January: ~9 hJanFebruary: ~9 hFebMarch: ~4 hMarApril: ~1 hAprMay: ~0 hMayJune: ~0 hJunJuly: ~0 hJulAugust: ~1 hAugSeptember: ~2 hSepOctober: ~2 hOctNovember: ~0 hNovDecember: ~8 hDec
Fog season runs December through March, peaking in January; fog is mostly a 5 AM–9 AM phenomenon; typically thinning out by 10 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.