Rule Dark Skies

Dark Skies - Alaska

Alaska, United States

Aurora forecast for Alaska. Track Northern Lights viewing conditions at Fairbanks, Denali, and the Arctic with real-time aurora, cloud cover, and darkness data.

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When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Anchorage

Next opportunity

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Talkeetna

Today · 09:00–23:00 · 14h window

Medium confidence

51%

🌛Moon Altitude-0.1-6.1°

☁️Total Cloud Coverage3.3%

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Coldfoot

Today · 10:00–24:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-1-8.8°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Denali

Today · 21:04–23:00

🌛Moon Altitude:0.1-6°

Medium

Good Dark Skies

Coldfoot

Tomorrow · 06:00–07:00

🌛Moon Altitude:8.1°

Medium

Good Dark Skies at Dawn

Fairbanks

Tomorrow · 06:00–07:00

🌛Moon Altitude:8.8°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Denali

Tomorrow · 06:00–07:00

🌛Moon Altitude:9.9°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine) at Dawn

Chena Hot Springs

Tomorrow · 06:00–07:00

🌛Moon Altitude:8.1°

Medium

+43 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

2 of 10 locations currently active

Fairbanks

Inactive

Interior Alaska aurora capital

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (98%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~14h 5m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Denali

Inactive

Highest peak in North America with dark skies

Healy, Alaska, United States

Right now: Astronomical Night: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~5h 10m

6 opportunities in next 10 days

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Coldfoot

Active

Arctic Circle gateway on the Dalton Highway

Coldfoot, Alaska, United States

Ends in ~8h 5m

22 opportunities in next 10 days

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Chena Hot Springs

Inactive

Hot springs resort with dedicated aurora viewing areas

Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, United States

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (100%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~14h 5m

3 opportunities in next 10 days

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72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations

Top 5 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

3 Tue

4 Wed

5 Thu

6 Fri

7 Sat

Moon Illumination (≤ 35.0%)

100% blocked

Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 20.0%)

70% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)

47% blocked

Visibility (≥ 12000.0m)

39% blocked

Moon Altitude (≤ 10.0°)

24% blocked

How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 5 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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