Dense Fog — San Diego County Coastal Areas, California

2024-12-18 to 2024-12-19 · San Diego County Coastal Areas, California

Event narrative

Dense fog occurred from 430 pm December 18 to 830 am December 19, 2024 at San Diego International Airport (Lindbergh Field). Dense fog returned 8 pm December 19 to December 20 at 7 am. On Friday December 20, 2024 there were 31 diversions and 201 cancelled flights at KSAN. This was major news due to holiday week travelers of 1.3 million.

Wider weather episode

December 18 to 20, 2024, dense fog occurred along the coast and a few miles inland.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1228338. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.