Fairbanks
Weather in Fairbanks, live
The weather over Fairbanks as it is measured right now, from radar and the airport reports at Fairbanks/Ladd AAF and Fairbanks Intl, beside the forecast model’s temperature and wind. Each layer says which it is.
Right now · as of
- PAFB Fairbanks/Ladd AAF, 5 km: -3 °C (26 °F), wind from 280° at 10 kt, visibility 0.63 miles, cloud base 1,300 ft, -SN BR · LIFR · 17 minutes ago
- PAFA Fairbanks Intl, 8 km: -3 °C (26 °F), wind from 250° at 4 kt, visibility 1 miles, cloud base 1,800 ft, -SN BR · IFR · 12 minutes ago
What the map shows over Fairbanks
- Rain radarMeasuredFairbanks is inside RainViewer’s radar coverage. Frames every 10 minutes for the last 2 hours.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- LightningMeasuredFairbanks is inside the area NOAA’s lightning layer covers, the Americas and the Pacific. Strike density every 15 minutes.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Temperature mapForecast modelNOAA’s GFS model on a 0.25° grid, points about 25 km apart: the forecast for now, not a thermometer reading.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Wind mapForecast modelWind 10 metres up from the same model, so it smooths over streets and hills.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Severe weather alertsOfficial warningsActive alerts from the US National Weather Service, each pinned as one point.Open on the mapAbout this layer
- Airport weather (METAR)MeasuredThe latest reports from Fairbanks/Ladd AAF (PAFB), 5 km away and Fairbanks Intl (PAFA), 8 km away, usually every hour.Open on the mapAbout this layer
Good to know
- Radar, lightning and airport reports are measurements. Temperature and wind are a forecast model’s values for the nearest hour, which can differ from what a thermometer in Fairbanks reads.
- Radar detail stops at about zoom 7 and lightning at zoom 8, so the weather of a single street isn’t resolved.
- For a picture of conditions, not for safety decisions: follow the warnings of your local weather service.