North Lakes, Alaska Weather
North Lakes, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for North Lakes, Matanuska-Susitna.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for North Lakes.
About North Lakes, Alaska
North Lakes exhales a quiet breath of wilderness, a place where the vast Matanuska Valley spills into a landscape of rolling hills and the deep, dark mirror of its namesake water. It lies 34.1 miles north-east of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 35°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-north-east of Wasilla. Snowmelt feeds the sinuous waterways, weaving through stands of spruce and birch that catch the fleeting Alaskan sun, their needles a vibrant green against the muted tones of the earth. The air here carries a crispness, a clean scent of pine and damp soil, and in the long twilight of summer, the sky can bleed into hues of rose and lavender, painting the stillness with an ethereal glow. The ground itself is a mosaic of mosses and hardy grasses, yielding softly underfoot, a testament to the resilience of life in this northern clime. The story of North Lakes is written in the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a narrative shaped by the agricultural endeavors that have long defined the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Here, the bounty of the land is a constant presence, from the sprawling fields of locally grown produce to the small, independent businesses that form the backbone of the local economy. While not a hub of heavy industry, North Lakes thrives on a quiet industriousness, a dedication to self-sufficiency and the cultivation of a life lived in close communion with the natural world. The echoes of homesteading still resonate, a gentle reminder of the pioneers who forged a life here, their legacy a subtle hum beneath the modern routines of this northern settlement.
Live animated radar for North Lakes and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | North Lakes, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 61.620833°N, 149.301965°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99654 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Lakes, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Lakes, 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 North Lakes includes coordinates 61.620833°N, 149.301965°W, situated in Matanuska-Susitna. ZIP code 99654. 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.
