Houston, Alaska Weather
Houston, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Houston, Matanuska-Susitna.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Houston.
About Houston, Alaska
Houston, Alaska, is a quiet ripple in the vast Matanuska-Susitna landscape, where the earth breathes a cool, clean air, scented with the resinous whisper of spruce and balsam fir. It lies 28.6 miles north of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 5°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west of Meadow Lakes. The terrain here is a study in subtle slopes and low-lying meadows, a gentle unfolding of land that seems to hold the quietude of the northern twilight. Beneath an immense sky, the horizon is a soft blur of distant, rounded peaks, their summits often veiled in a persistent mist that lends the afternoon light a pearlescent glow. The soil itself, dark and rich, yields a surprisingly vibrant green to the hardy grasses and low shrubs that carpet the ground, a testament to the persistent life that thrives even under the long, cold shadows of winter. The character of Houston is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit that has long nourished this corner of the borough. For generations, the fertile ground has been coaxed into producing bountiful harvests, a tradition that persists alongside the growing presence of those drawn to the rugged beauty and relative affordability of life here. The local economy, a hardy blend of farming, small businesses, and the steady hum of individuals commuting to larger centers, carries a practical, no-nonsense air. It's a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the tempo of life, and where the vastness of the surrounding wilderness is not just a backdrop, but a constant, palpable presence that shapes the very soul of Houston.
Live animated radar for Houston 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 | Houston, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 61.630278°N, 149.818056°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99694 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Houston, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Houston, 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 Houston includes coordinates 61.630278°N, 149.818056°W, situated in Matanuska-Susitna. ZIP code 99694. 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.
