By Tim Arango Visuals by Emily Maye Reporting from Fairbanks, Alaska June 29, 2025 In the never-ending lightness of the Alaskan summer, baseball at midnight needs no artificial illumination.

In the high glare of a summer evening in Fairbanks, Alaska, Ciara Santiago watched the mercury climb. A meteorologist at the National Weather Service office, she had the dubious honor of issuing ...

The average temperature for Fairbanks, central Alaska, is in the low 70s through the bulk of the summer. The forecast for the next few days predicts temperatures in the mid-to-upper 80s.

Here’s why. For the first time, the state known for glaciers, dogsledding and northern lights issued a heat advisory, with temperatures in Fairbanks pushing 86 degrees.

A lightning fire near Fairbanks that triggered evacuation orders was among dozens of new wildland blazes sparked around Alaska by thunderstorms, wind and high temperatures. The 10-acre Gilmore ...

These kinds of temperatures aren't new, but they're increasing in most areas, Thoman said. The 30-year average overnight minimum temperature has climbed more than 4 degrees in Fairbanks since 1960 ...

Seismologist Carl Tape looks out at the site of the former Dome City at 10 p.m. on July 6, 2025, the 113th anniversary of a large earthquake in Interior Alaska. (Photo by Ned Rozell) DOME CITY ...

Alaska Beacon reporter Yereth Rosen recently wrote about how -- despite a combination of cold air and geography that traps bad air -- Fairbanks is seeing its air quality improve, thanks in large ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — In the never-ending lightness of the Alaskan summer, baseball at midnight needs no artificial illumination. That’s good, because the lights towering over Growden Memorial ...

In Alaska, where hazardous cold is historically more of a concern, weather offices in Fairbanks — just 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle as the raven flies — didn’t have the option of ...