Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS)PAFA
At an airfield/1.0 mi away/453 ft/14 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Fairbanks International Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in Fairbanks North Star Borough, AlaskaOther than a couple of lingering sprinkles and flurries, most of the area is drying out tonight. Temperatures will be noticeably colder Wednesday morning as most spots drop into mid/upper 20s. Another front will bring light snow to the Interior Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Generally, about 1 inch or less is expected around Fairbanks. Towards the Chena Rec Area, Chena Hot Springs, White Mountains and Fortymile Country, snow totals will be around 1 to 3 inches.
32°
41°/26°
Overcast·
Feels like 32°·Calm 0 mph SSW
Alert. A Special Weather Statement is in force for Fairbanks International Airport until 7 AM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Fairbanks International Airport is 32° and overcast at 1 PM. The dew point is 24°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. The air is calm.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 43°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 37°. Snow is likely tomorrow (92%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 22°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:23 PM. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 78% lit, and is up all night. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. The day is 11 hours 26 minutes long, 7 minutes shorter than yesterday.
-UV
-Air quality
91%Humidity
78%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
32feels32
now, overcast
Today
Sep 30
4126
92%
Thu
Oct 1
3722
92%
Fri
Oct 2
3818
partly cloudy day
Sat
Oct 3
4124
18%
Sun
Oct 4
4326
29%
Mon
Oct 5
4326
29%
32°
41°26°
37°22°
38°18°
41°24°
43°26°
43°26°
As of 5:00 AM in Fairbanks International Airport, Alaska.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- FAI
- ICAO
- PAFA
- IATA
- FAI
- Field elevation
- 439 ft
- Serves
- Fairbanks
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PAFA
- Wind now
- Calm, read 30 Sep, 04:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 / 20 unlit | 2,900 ft | 75 ft | Gravel | 39° / 219° | Calm | Calm |
| 02L / 20R unlit | 11,800 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 38° / 218° | Calm | Calm |
| 02R / 20L unlit | 4,510 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 38° / 218° | Calm | Calm |
| 02W / 20W unlit | 5,400 ft | 100 ft | Water | 39° / 219° | Calm | Calm |
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Fairbanks International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
University Avenue Fairbanks @ Chena RivUAVA2
Beside a road/2.2 mi away/476 ft/37 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Fairbanks - Creamers FieldSCFA2
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.9 mi away/440 ft/1 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Fairbanks 11 NE26494
At a climate reference station/14.7 mi away/1,140 ft/701 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
At an airfield/1.0 mi away/430 ft/9 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Fairbanks 6.3 WAK-FN-32
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/439 ft/level with here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Alaska
18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Fairbanks International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Collegecommunity, 2 mi
- Chena Ridgecommunity, 3 mi
- Fairbankscity, 4 mi
- Estercommunity, 4 mi
- South Van Horncommunity, 5 mi
- Goldstreamcommunity, 7 mi
- Farmers Loopcommunity, 8 mi
- Steele Creekcommunity, 11 mi
- Foxcommunity, 12 mi
- Badgercommunity, 14 mi
- North Polecity, 15 mi
- Moose Creekcommunity, 22 mi
Airports near Fairbanks International Airport
- Ladd Army AirfieldFBK, 7 mi
- Eielson Air Force BaseEIL, 25 mi
- Nenana Municipal AirportENN, 40 mi
- Minto Al Wright Airport51Z, 50 mi
- Clear AirportZ84, 52 mi
- Denali National Park AirportINR, 81 mi
- Rampart AirportRMP, 82 mi
- Manley Hot Springs AirportMLY, 83 mi