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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Times shown in America/Anchorage

Next opportunity

Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)

Talkeetna

Tomorrow · 02:00–07:00 · 5h window

Medium confidence

48%

🌛Moon Altitude-39.9--13.6°

☁️Total Cloud Coverage8.1-8.4%

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Coldfoot

Tomorrow · 17:00–07:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-38.5--11.2°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine) at Sunrise

Coldfoot

Mon, Mar 16 · 07:00–10:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-8.9-1.3°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Coldfoot

Mon, Mar 16 · 10:00–07:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-32.6-9.7°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine) at Sunrise

Coldfoot

Tue, Mar 17 · 07:00–10:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-7.8-3.4°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Coldfoot

Tue, Mar 17 · 10:00–20:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-2.5-16°

Medium

Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)

Girdwood

Thu, Mar 19 · 03:00–05:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-24.9--22.4°

Low

+42 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

0 of 10 locations currently active

Fairbanks

Inactive

Interior Alaska aurora capital

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Right now: Visibility too low (530.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 9h

4 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: Visibility too low (503.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

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Coldfoot

Inactive

Arctic Circle gateway on the Dalton Highway

Coldfoot, Alaska, United States

Right now: Visibility too low (919.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~1 day 6h

15 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: Visibility too low (1km, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~6 days 2h

9 opportunities in next 10 days

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Talkeetna

Inactive

Mountain town with stunning Denali views

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

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

Next opportunity in ~15h 20m

7 opportunities in next 10 days

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North Pole

Inactive

Ironically named town with excellent aurora viewing

North Pole, Alaska, United States

Right now: Visibility too low (577.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~5 days 9h

4 opportunities in next 10 days

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Delta Junction

Inactive

Eastern interior with reliable clear skies

Delta Junction, Alaska, United States

Right now: Visibility too low (547.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~9 days 2h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Anchorage

Inactive

Urban access to Chugach State Park dark skies

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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

Next opportunity in ~6 days 15h

4 opportunities in next 10 days

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Girdwood

Inactive

Mountain town with Alyeska Resort views

Girdwood, Alaska, United States

Right now: Visibility too low (3km, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~4 days 16h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

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Valdez

Inactive

Coastal aurora with Prince William Sound backdrop

Valdez, Alaska, United States

Right now: Visibility too low (239.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~8 days 2h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations

Top 5 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

13 Fri

14 Sat

15 Sun

16 Mon

17 Tue

Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 20.0%)

95% blocked

Visibility (≥ 12000.0m)

58% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)

52% blocked

Moon Altitude (≤ 10.0°)

5% blocked

Astronomical Night (Any)

4% 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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