Farmers Loop, Alaska Weather
Farmers Loop, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Farmers Loop, Fairbanks North Star.
Full aviation weather for Farmers Loop is published on the Bradley Sky-Ranch Airport (K95Z) page, 21 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 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Farmers Loop specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Farmers Loop.
About Farmers Loop, Alaska
Farmers Loop, a broad, sun-drenched expanse in the heart of the boreal, unfolds across a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers and the persistent, patient work of human hands. It lies 4.1 miles north of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 10°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-west of Badger. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep, resonant greens of spruce and birch, give way to meadows that, in the brief, intense summer, burst with the vibrant hues of wildflowers and the promise of a harvest. The air here carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of pine needles, damp earth, and, on warmer days, the subtle sweetness of ripening berries. The sky above is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often a brilliant, piercing blue, but capable of transforming into dramatic, bruised purples and fiery oranges at dusk, painting the land in ethereal light. The terrain, a testament to the region's geological past, is characterized by a gentle, undulating topography, etched with the ghost of ice-age formations. The story of Farmers Loop is one of resilience and adaptation, deeply intertwined with the agricultural spirit that gave it its name. For generations, this land has provided sustenance, its fertile soil, thawed from the permafrost, yielding crops that defy the short growing season. The local economy, while diversified, still hums with the quiet industry of small farms and the hardy individuals who tend them, their livelihoods reflecting a deep connection to the land and its cycles. Beyond the fields, the influence of nearby Fairbanks can be felt, a constant, subtle hum of activity that anchors Farmers Loop to the larger Alaskan narrative, a place where the frontier spirit meets the practicalities of modern life, all under the immense, silent watch of the northern sky.
Live animated radar for Farmers Loop 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.
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| Location | Farmers Loop, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 64.895662°N, 147.692834°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99712 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Farmers Loop, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Farmers Loop, 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 Farmers Loop includes coordinates 64.895662°N, 147.692834°W, situated in Fairbanks North Star. ZIP code 99712. 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.
