College, Alaska Weather
College, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for College, Fairbanks North Star.
Full aviation weather for College is published on the Bradley Sky-Ranch Airport (K95Z) page, 22 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at K95Z describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at College specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for College.
About College, Alaska
College unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, inexorable power of ice and water. It lies 2.9 miles west-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 298°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-north-west of Badger. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of millennia, rise and fall beneath a vast Alaskan sky, their slopes often carpeted in a dense, resilient boreal forest of spruce and birch. In the summer months, the air hums with the tireless industry of insects and carries the sweet, damp scent of moss and decaying leaves. Winter transforms this verdant expanse into a stark, silent world of snow and shadow, where the boreal light, a pale, ethereal glow, filters through the skeletal branches of trees. The very ground here feels ancient, a testament to the immense geological forces that have sculpted this corner of the North Star Borough. This is a place deeply connected to learning and discovery, anchored by a distinguished university that serves as its intellectual heart. The local economy, while diverse, draws strength from its academic presence, fostering innovation and research in fields particularly relevant to the Alaskan environment, from environmental science to engineering. Historically, this region has been a crossroads, shaped by the enduring spirit of those who sought opportunity and a life lived in closer communion with the wild. The legacy of exploration and resourcefulness is palpable, a quiet undercurrent in the everyday lives of College's residents, who navigate the rhythms of a northern latitude with a pragmatic grace.
Live animated radar for College and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | College, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 64.856944°N, 147.802778°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99709 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This College, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for College, Alaska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for College includes coordinates 64.856944°N, 147.802778°W, situated in Fairbanks North Star. ZIP code 99709. Telephone area code: 907. Timezone: Alaska Time (America/Anchorage).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
