Moffett Field / Mountain View fog forecast
California · bay or sound · updated Thu, Oct 8, 7:25 PM PDT
The chance of fog at Moffett Field / Mountain View is 0% tonight, 19% tomorrow and 1% on Saturday. Fog is unlikely there over the next 3 days.
Chance of fog, next 3 days
Tonight
Thursday, October 8, rest of the day
0%
Fog unlikely
Tomorrow
Friday, October 9
19%
Fog unlikely
Sat 10
Saturday, October 10
1%
Fog unlikely
Each number is the chance that fog (visibility of a mile or less) happens at some point that day in Moffett Field / Mountain View local time. The first day counts only the hours still to come. Under 20% is unlikely, 20 to 39% possible, 40 to 69% likely and 70% or more very likely.
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About fog at Moffett Field / Mountain View
Moffett Field / Mountain View is on a bay, sound or harbor. Moist air over cool water can form low cloud and fog that spreads over the shoreline and nearby airports, often overnight and into the morning, and can linger when there is little wind to move it.
In the last two years of airport weather reports here, fog (visibility of a mile or less) was rare, showing up in under 1% of hours.
Moffett Field / Mountain View fog forecast questions
Will it be foggy tomorrow in Moffett Field / Mountain View?
Tomorrow the chance of fog at Moffett Field / Mountain View is 19%: fog unlikely. That is the chance that visibility drops to a mile or less at some point that day. It is a chance, not a promise, and it can change as new forecasts arrive (this one was updated Thu, Oct 8, 7:25 PM PDT).
How likely is fog in Moffett Field / Mountain View today?
Tonight the chance of fog at Moffett Field / Mountain View is 0% (fog unlikely). That covers the rest of the day in local time, from now until midnight.
What time does fog usually clear in Moffett Field / Mountain View?
Fog near the water often thins in the late morning or around midday once the sun warms the air, but marine layer can stay through the afternoon on cloudy, calm days. Airport reports show fog most often between 6 and 9 AM local time. Exact fog start and clearing times, hour by hour, are part of the full forecast in 4070 Pro.
Why does Moffett Field / Mountain View get fog?
Moffett Field / Mountain View is on a bay, sound or harbor. Moist air over cool water can form low cloud and fog that spreads over the shoreline and nearby airports, often overnight and into the morning, and can linger when there is little wind to move it. In the last two years of airport weather reports here, fog (visibility of a mile or less) was rare, showing up in under 1% of hours.
How far ahead can I trust a fog forecast for Moffett Field / Mountain View?
Fog is hard to forecast. The first several hours are the most reliable. Further out the forecast leans on how often fog happens at Moffett Field / Mountain View at that time of year, so read the second and third day as a chance, not a prediction. The chance combines several weather models with the place's own fog history and is updated every hour.
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