Nabesna, Alaska Weather
Nabesna, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nabesna, Copper River.
Full aviation weather for Nabesna is published on the Glacier Creek Airport (KGZ) page, 107 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 KGZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 107 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nabesna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nabesna.
About Nabesna, Alaska
Nabesna rests at the edge of immense wilderness, a scattering of buildings against a backdrop of rugged, snow-capped peaks that claw at the perpetually vast Alaskan sky. It lies 223.4 miles south-east of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 138°T), and is situated 66.7 miles south of Tok. The land here is a testament to raw, untamed power, with the Copper River, a silty, glacial behemoth, carving its serpentine path through valleys carpeted in dense spruce and birch forests. In the long summer days, the air hums with the unseen life of the boreal forest, a low thrumming that seems to emanate from the very earth, while in winter, the silence is profound, broken only by the wind’s mournful sigh through the skeletal branches. A subtle, almost ethereal light often bathes the landscape in the early morning and late evening, lending a dreamlike quality to the stark beauty of this remote corner of the world. The history of Nabesna is etched in the dreams of prospectors and the relentless pursuit of mineral wealth. Once a bustling hub during the gold rush era, its fortunes rose and fell with the veins of ore, leaving behind whispers of boomtown days and the ghosts of ambitious endeavors. Today, the economy of Nabesna is a more subdued affair, largely sustained by the enduring allure of its natural splendor, drawing those who seek solace and adventure in the wild. The nearby Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, a colossal expanse of glaciers, mountains, and pristine wilderness, serves as both a guardian and a magnet, its sheer scale humbling and inspiring all who venture near. Life in Nabesna unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the quiet perseverance of its residents, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who choose to call this magnificent, challenging landscape home.
Live animated radar for Nabesna 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 | Nabesna, Copper River, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 62.371944°N, 143.008611°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99586 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nabesna, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nabesna, 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 Nabesna includes coordinates 62.371944°N, 143.008611°W, situated in Copper River. ZIP code 99586. 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.
