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Weather in Fairbanks, Alaska

Current Conditions (Monday, January 6, 2025 at 22:55 America/Anchorage time)

Temperature: 18°F (-8°C)
Wind chill: 9°F (-13°C)
Skies: mostly cloudy
Humidity: 86%
Wind: From the W at 7 mph (11 km/h)
Pressure: 977
Dew Point: 14°F (-10°C)

Forecast Overview

Tue Jan 7
36°F 12°F
2°C -11°C
Chance of snow in the afternoon.

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Wed Jan 8
21°F 5°F
-6°C -15°C
Overcast skies.

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Thu Jan 9
18°F 5°F
-8°C -15°C
Overcast skies.

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Fri Jan 10
18°F 5°F
-8°C -15°C
Overcast skies.

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Sat Jan 11
34°F 7°F
1°C -14°C
Considerable cloudiness.

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Sun Jan 12
36°F 10°F
2°C -12°C
Chance of light snow before sunrise.

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Mon Jan 13
37°F 18°F
3°C -8°C
Chance of snow at various times.

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Tue Jan 14
25°F -8°F
-4°C -22°C
Chance of light snow in the morning.

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Wed Jan 15
-6°F -22°F
-21°C -30°C
Mostly cloudy skies.

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Detailed Forecast

Tuesday, January 7

sunrise: 10:41 sunset: 15:08

Low around 12°F (-11°C), high around 36°F (2°C).
Chance of snow during the afternoon (between 12 pm and 6 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.07 in (1.6875 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 11 mph (18 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	35°F (1°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	63%	0.361%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	24°F (-5°C)	1 mph (1 km/h)	94%	0.361%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	21°F (-6°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	95%	0.361%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	19°F (-7°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	96%	0.361%
12:00 15:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).	19°F (-7°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	97%	0.36%
15:00 18:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.05 in (1.1875 mm).	21°F (-6°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	97%	0.36%
18:00 21:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	17°F (-8°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	97%	0.36%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	20°F (-7°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	95%	0.36%

Wednesday, January 8

sunrise: 10:39 sunset: 15:11

Low around 5°F (-15°C), high around 22°F (-6°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 5 mph (8 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	3 mph (6 km/h)	96%	0.36%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	95%	0.36%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	13°F (-11°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	94%	0.36%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	13°F (-10°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	94%	0.36%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	8°F (-13°C)	3 mph (6 km/h)	96%	0.359%
15:00 18:00		Considerable cloudiness.	8°F (-13°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	95%	0.359%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	5°F (-15°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	95%	0.359%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	7°F (-14°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	95%	0.359%

Thursday, January 9

sunrise: 10:37 sunset: 15:13

Low around 5°F (-15°C), high around 18°F (-8°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 4 mph (7 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	8°F (-13°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	94%	0.359%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	12°F (-11°C)	2 mph (4 km/h)	96%	0.359%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	17°F (-9°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	95%	0.359%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	95%	0.359%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	11°F (-12°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	95%	0.358%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	12°F (-11°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	93%	0.358%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	11°F (-12°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	94%	0.358%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	11°F (-12°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	95%	0.358%

Friday, January 10

sunrise: 10:35 sunset: 15:16

Low around 5°F (-15°C), high around 18°F (-8°C).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 5 mph (9 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	93%	0.358%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	9°F (-13°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	97%	0.358%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	11°F (-12°C)	1 mph (1 km/h)	97%	0.358%
09:00 12:00		Mostly cloudy.	10°F (-12°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	97%	0.358%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	7°F (-14°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	97%	0.357%
15:00 18:00		Mostly clear.	9°F (-13°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	96%	0.357%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	7°F (-14°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	96%	0.357%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	14°F (-10°C)	5 mph (9 km/h)	94%	0.357%

Saturday, January 11

sunrise: 10:33 sunset: 15:19

Low around 6°F (-14°C), high around 34°F (1°C).
Estimated precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).
Considerable cloudiness.
Wind: 6 mph (9 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	21°F (-6°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	94%	0.357%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	24°F (-4°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	83%	0.357%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	29°F (-2°C)	6 mph (9 km/h)	74%	0.357%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	24°F (-5°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	85%	0.356%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	22°F (-6°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	89%	0.356%
15:00 18:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	15°F (-9°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	93%	0.356%
18:00 21:00		A few passing clouds.	10°F (-12°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	93%	0.356%
21:00 00:00		Times of clear skies and clouds.	11°F (-12°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	92%	0.356%

Sunday, January 12

sunrise: 10:31 sunset: 15:22

Low around 10°F (-12°C), high around 35°F (2°C).
Chance of light snow before sunrise (between 3 am and 6 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.04 in (0.9375 mm).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 16 mph (25 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	26°F (-4°C)	7 mph (11 km/h)	73%	0.356%
03:00 06:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	30°F (-1°C)	11 mph (17 km/h)	67%	0.356%
06:00 09:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.6875 mm).	31°F (-1°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	60%	0.356%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	32°F (-0°C)	10 mph (16 km/h)	63%	0.355%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	35°F (1°C)	16 mph (25 km/h)	56%	0.355%
15:00 18:00		Overcast.	35°F (2°C)	13 mph (20 km/h)	60%	0.355%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	33°F (1°C)	13 mph (21 km/h)	64%	0.355%
21:00 00:00		Mostly clear, with a few passing clouds.	22°F (-6°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	85%	0.355%

Monday, January 13

sunrise: 10:29 sunset: 15:25

Low around 17°F (-8°C), high around 37°F (3°C).
Chance of snow in the morning (between 9 am and 12 pm) and in the evening (after 6 pm). Estimated precipitation: 0.15 in (3.6875 mm).
Overcast skies.
Wind: 11 mph (18 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Overcast.	34°F (1°C)	11 mph (18 km/h)	63%	0.354%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	23°F (-5°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	90%	0.354%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	17°F (-8°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	93%	0.354%
09:00 12:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.3125 mm).	23°F (-5°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	97%	0.354%
12:00 15:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0.04 in (1 mm).	22°F (-6°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	96%	0.354%
15:00 18:00		Overcast. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	20°F (-7°C)	3 mph (5 km/h)	95%	0.353%
18:00 21:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.03 in (0.75 mm).	22°F (-6°C)	5 mph (7 km/h)	97%	0.353%
21:00 00:00		Chance of snow. Precipitation: 0.06 in (1.5625 mm).	19°F (-7°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	96%	0.353%

Tuesday, January 14

sunrise: 10:27 sunset: 15:28

Low around -8°F (-22°C), high around 24°F (-4°C).
Chance of light snow early in the morning (until 9 am). Estimated precipitation: 0.03 in (0.8125 mm).
More clouds than sun.
Wind: 12 mph (19 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0 in (0.125 mm).	20°F (-7°C)	7 mph (12 km/h)	87%	0.353%
03:00 06:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.375 mm).	22°F (-5°C)	12 mph (19 km/h)	89%	0.353%
06:00 09:00		Chance of light snow. Precipitation: 0.01 in (0.25 mm).	18°F (-8°C)	6 mph (10 km/h)	93%	0.352%
09:00 12:00		Mostly cloudy. Precipitation: 0 in (0.0625 mm).	9°F (-13°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	91%	0.352%
12:00 15:00		Sunny.	1°F (-17°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	94%	0.352%
15:00 18:00		Clear.	-6°F (-21°C)	4 mph (6 km/h)	97%	0.352%
18:00 21:00		Clear.	-8°F (-22°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	97%	0.352%
21:00 00:00		Clear.	-8°F (-22°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	96%	0.352%

Wednesday, January 15

sunrise: 10:24 sunset: 15:31

Low around -22°F (-30°C), high around -6°F (-21°C).
Mostly cloudy skies.
Wind: 5 mph (8 km/h).

Time	Skies	Conditions	Temp	Wind	Humidity	Soil Moisture
00:00 03:00		Clear.	-8°F (-22°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	95%	0.352%
03:00 06:00		Overcast.	-8°F (-22°C)	5 mph (8 km/h)	95%	0.351%
06:00 09:00		Overcast.	-9°F (-23°C)	4 mph (7 km/h)	94%	0.351%
09:00 12:00		Overcast.	-10°F (-23°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	95%	0.351%
12:00 15:00		Overcast.	-10°F (-24°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	95%	0.351%
15:00 18:00		Mostly cloudy.	-16°F (-27°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	96%	0.351%
18:00 21:00		Overcast.	-20°F (-29°C)	2 mph (3 km/h)	97%	0.351%
21:00 00:00		Overcast.	-22°F (-30°C)	3 mph (4 km/h)	97%	0.351%

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Weather Station: Fairbanks, Eielson Air Force Base (latitude 64-39N, longitude 147-06W)

Local Time:

Fairbanks is in the "America/Anchorage" timezone.

The "America/Anchorage" timezone uses a Standard Time (ST) / Daylight Saving Time (DST) alternation scheme, and it currently is in ST (since Sunday, 3 November 2024, 01:00 AM local time). During ST, the timezone abbreviation is AKST and the offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is -9:00 hours.

Fairbanks will exit standard time (entering DST) on Sunday, 9 March 2025, at 02:00 AM local time, when clocks will be turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, 9 March 2025, 03:00 AM local daylight time. During DST, the timezone abbreviation is AKDT and the offset to UTC will be -8:00 hours.