Tanacross, Alaska Weather
Tanacross, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tanacross, Southeast Fairbanks.
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About Tanacross, Alaska
Tanacross lies in a broad, spruce-clad expanse where the Tanana River, a silken ribbon of glacial melt, makes its slow, deliberate journey. It lies 165.6 miles south-east of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 125°T), and is situated 11.7 miles west-north-west of Tok. The land here is a subtle tapestry of boreal forest, low-lying muskeg, and the occasional gravelly rise, all under a sky that can shift from an almost impossibly clear, piercing blue to a brooding, bruised grey in the span of an afternoon. The air, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy perfume of decaying needles and moss, a scent that clings to everything. In the long summer twilight, the light softens, bathing the widely spaced homes and the skeletal framework of the airstrip in a honeyed glow, a gentle benediction on the quietude. This is a place shaped by the relentless practicality of its history. Tanacross was born of necessity, a vital stopover point along the Alaska Highway during its wartime construction, its airstrip a crucial link in the distant drumbeat of the world. The legacy of those early days lingers, a sense of transient purpose now settled into a more enduring rhythm. The local economy, like so many places in this vast interior, is tied to the land and its resources, a quiet reliance on subsistence fishing and hunting, supplemented by seasonal work and the enduring significance of the airstrip as a point of access and supply for surrounding communities. The silence here is not empty; it is filled with the rustle of unseen creatures, the distant murmur of the river, and the deep, resonant hum of a landscape that has witnessed much and continues to endure.
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| Location | Tanacross, Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 63.385278°N, 143.346389°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99776 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tanacross, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tanacross, 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 Tanacross includes coordinates 63.385278°N, 143.346389°W, situated in Southeast Fairbanks. ZIP code 99776. 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.
