Fort Greely, Alaska Weather
Fort Greely, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Greely, Southeast Fairbanks.
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About Fort Greely, Alaska
Fort Greely sprawls across a vast expanse of interior Alaska, a place where the boreal forest presses in, a dense, dark green wall against the immense, pale sky. It lies 84.7 miles south-east of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 134°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-west of Deltana. The land here is a study in subtle contours, not dramatic peaks, but rolling terrain carved by ancient glaciers, now cloaked in spruce and birch. In the long summer twilight, the air hums with the drone of unseen insects, and the light takes on a peculiar, ethereal quality, a soft, pervasive glow that seems to emanate from the very earth itself, softening the hard edges of the military installations and making the surrounding wilderness feel both immense and intimately close. The history of Fort Greely is deeply intertwined with the strategic imperatives of a global conflict, its founding a response to distant geopolitical currents that sent soldiers and equipment to this remote corner of the world. Originally established as a Cold War radar site, it has since evolved into a critical missile defense installation, its presence a constant, quiet hum beneath the vast Alaskan silence. The local economy, though not diverse, is anchored by the base, its personnel and their families forming the backbone of life in Fort Greely. Beyond the immediate needs of the military, there’s a resourceful spirit evident in the few businesses that cater to the isolated population, a quiet resilience born of living so far from the usual conveniences, where the sheer scale of the surrounding wilderness is a constant, undeniable character.
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| Location | Fort Greely, Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 63.9678°N, 145.7149°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99737, 99731 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Greely, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Greely, Alaska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Fort Greely includes coordinates 63.967800°N, 145.714900°W, situated in Southeast Fairbanks. ZIP code 99737, 99731. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
