Temperature
41 F at 7 PM; 44 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 29 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 41F
- 7 PM
- Highest
- 44F
- 2 PM
- Lowest
- 29F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Fairbanks International Airport, Alaska
Medium airport in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska40°
42°/28°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 35°·Gentle breeze 8 mph NE
Now. Fairbanks International Airport is 40° and mostly cloudy at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 35°. The dew point is 28°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northeast at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 29° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 40°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 31°. Rain is likely Wednesday (64%). Rain is possible tomorrow (30%) and Tuesday (46%). The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 28°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 9 hours 46 minutes long, 6 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
60%Humidity
75%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
40feels35
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 15
4228
14mph
Fri
Oct 16
4028
30%
Sat
Oct 17
3627
26%
Sun
Oct 18
3221
partly cloudy day
Mon
Oct 19
3520
12%
Tue
Oct 20
3623
46%
Wed
Oct 21
3124
64%
40°
42°28°
40°28°
36°27°
32°21°
35°20°
36°23°
31°24°
As of 8:00 PM in Fairbanks International Airport, Alaska.
F
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
- From 40° at 10 mph, read 15 Oct, 19:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 / 20 unlit | 2,900 ft | 75 ft | Gravel | 39° / 219° | 10 mph head, on 02 | None |
| 02L / 20R unlit | 11,800 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 38° / 218° | 10 mph head, on 02L | None |
| 02R / 20L unlit | 4,510 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 38° / 218° | 10 mph head, on 02R | None |
| 02W / 20W unlit | 5,400 ft | 100 ft | Water | 39° / 219° | 10 mph head, on 02W | None |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS) (PAFA), Fairbanks International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 28 F, the air 60% saturated; the humidity ran from 53% at 3 PM to 85% at 9 PM Wednesday.
- Dew point now
- 28F
- 7 PM
- Humidity now
- 60%
- Humidity, range
- 53 to 85%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
13 mph from the northeast at 7 PM; at its strongest 13 mph, 2 PM, with a gust of 24 mph at 3 PM.
- Now
- 13mph
- from the northeast
- Strongest
- 13mph
- 2 PM
- Highest gust
- 24mph
- 3 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.30 inHg at 7 PM, falling 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.60 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.30inHg
- 7 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.06inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.60inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 4,700 ft at 6 PM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 4,700ft
- 6 PM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
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
Fairbanks INTL Arpt (ASOS)PAFA
At an airfield/1.0 mi away/453 ft/14 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
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
-
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