Talkeetna, Alaska Weather
Talkeetna, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Talkeetna, Matanuska-Susitna.
Full aviation weather for Talkeetna is published on the Purkeypile Airport (K01A) page, 130 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 K01A describe the airfield itself. Weather 130 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Talkeetna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Talkeetna.
About Talkeetna, Alaska
Talkeetna, a vibrant outpost where the Susitna, Chulitna, and Talkeetna Rivers converge, unfolds beneath the immense, snow-dusted shoulders of Denali, Alaska's highest peak. It lies 76.7 miles north of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 355°T), and is situated 13.0 miles north of Susitna North. The air, crisp and carrying the faint scent of spruce and damp earth, hums with a quiet energy, a palpable anticipation that seems to emanate from the very land. Here, the light at dusk possesses a painterly quality, bleeding from soft apricot to bruised lavender across the vast expanse of sky, painting the rugged, tree-clad slopes in hues of deep indigo. The landscape is a study in contrasts: the broad, braided rivers, their waters a milky glacial blue, carve through dense boreal forests, while the distant, formidable mountains stand as silent sentinels, their peaks perpetually veiled in cloud or gleaming with ice. The very ground feels alive, a mosaic of mossy hummocks, wind-scoured gravel bars, and the tenacious roots of alders and cottonwoods that grip the alluvial soil. This settlement, born from the dreams of prospectors and railroad builders, carries the echoes of its hardy past in its very bones. Talkeetna's economy, once buoyed by the promise of gold and the relentless march of the Alaska Railroad, now finds its pulse in the adventurous spirit of visitors drawn to the untamed wilderness. The town itself, a charming collection of weathered buildings painted in cheerful, sometimes improbable, colors, serves as a vital gateway to Denali National Park and Preserve, its small airstrip a bustling hub for bush pilots ferrying adventurers to remote lodges and climbing expeditions. Local artisans display their wares – intricate carvings, handcrafted jewelry, and durable outdoor gear – a testament to the ingenuity and self-reliance that define the Alaskan character. The rhythm of life in Talkeetna is dictated by the seasons, a steady beat that quickens with the arrival of summer's long, luminous days and softens into a profound stillness under the weight of winter's deep snows, each cycle a familiar, comforting cadence.
Live animated radar for Talkeetna 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 | Talkeetna, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 62.323889°N, 150.109444°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99676 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Talkeetna, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Talkeetna, 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 Talkeetna includes coordinates 62.323889°N, 150.109444°W, situated in Matanuska-Susitna. ZIP code 99676. 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.
