Outdoor conditions in

Fairbanks

Alaska

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 32°Partly Sunny0% rain76% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 32°Mostly Cloudy0% rain76% humidityGusts 16 mph
  3. 32°Mostly Cloudy0% rain73% humidityGusts 16 mph
  4. 33°Mostly Cloudy0% rain73% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 35°Cloudy9% rain70% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 37°Cloudy9% rain66% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 39°Cloudy9% rain64% humidityGusts 18 mph
  8. 40°Chance Rain And Snow32% rain62% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 42°Chance Rain And Snow32% rain58% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 42°Chance Rain And Snow32% rain56% humidityGusts 21 mph
  11. 42°Chance Light Rain46% rain55% humidityGusts 21 mph
  12. 42°Chance Light Rain46% rain55% humidityGusts 21 mph
  13. 41°Chance Light Rain46% rain55% humidityGusts 21 mph
  14. 39°Chance Light Rain50% rain58% humidityGusts 18 mph
  15. 38°Chance Light Rain50% rain64% humidityGusts 18 mph
  16. 37°Chance Light Rain50% rain66% humidityGusts 18 mph
  17. 37°Chance Rain And Snow49% rain68% humidityGusts 14 mph
  18. 37°Chance Rain And Snow49% rain69% humidityGusts 14 mph
  19. 36°Chance Rain And Snow49% rain72% humidityGusts 14 mph
  20. 36°Rain And Snow Likely57% rain74% humidityGusts 13 mph
  21. 34°Rain And Snow Likely57% rain76% humidityGusts 13 mph
  22. 33°Rain And Snow Likely57% rain79% humidityGusts 13 mph
  23. 32°Chance Rain And Snow45% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  24. 30°Chance Rain And Snow45% rain85% humidityGusts 8 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
50%
Humidity
55–77%
Wind
21 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
57%
Humidity
65–88%
Wind
14 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
70%
Humidity
62–93%
Wind
14 mph
Sun

Sunday has a real shower chance.

Rain
56%
Humidity
54–85%
Wind
9 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
11%
Humidity
54–78%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 42° / 30°Today has a real shower chance.50% rain · Humidity 55–77% · Wind 21 mph
  2. 40° / 29°Friday has a real shower chance.57% rain · Humidity 65–88% · Wind 14 mph
  3. 35° / 29°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.70% rain · Humidity 62–93% · Wind 14 mph
  4. 32° / 24°Sunday has a real shower chance.56% rain · Humidity 54–85% · Wind 9 mph
  5. 36° / 23°Monday looks fairly quiet.11% rain · Humidity 54–78% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Fairbanks area · Updated Thu 6:25 AM
24GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 4:45 AM

Air near ground24 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Fairbanks radar

Radar animation for Fairbanks, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph.

Humidity
76%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
14 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Fairbanks area, about 2 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Fairbanks, AK, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.