Akiak, Alaska Weather
Akiak, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Akiak, Bethel.
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About Akiak, Alaska
Akiak rests on the western bank of the Kuskokwim River, a broad, silken artery that pulses with the lifeblood of the land. It lies 378.3 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 272°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east of Akiachak. The terrain here is a low-lying expanse of tundra, where the earth, thawed for only a few short months, yields a spongy carpet of mosses, sedges, and hardy wildflowers that gleam with an almost improbable vibrancy under the vast Alaskan sky. In the distance, the land swells into gentle hummocks, hinting at the immense, unbroken wilderness that stretches toward the horizon. During the long summer days, the light lingers, painting the sky in hues of rose and gold that bleed into the placid waters of the Kuskokwim, a phenomenon that imbues the air with a quiet, ethereal beauty. The history of Akiak is intrinsically tied to the Kuskokwim, a route of passage and sustenance for generations of Yup'ik people who have called this region home. For centuries, its inhabitants have relied on the bounty of the river and the surrounding tundra for their livelihood, a tradition that continues today through fishing and hunting. The local economy, while modest, thrives on these ancestral practices, supplemented by essential services for the dispersed settlements along the Kuskokwim. Akiak's identity is deeply rooted in its cultural heritage, where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the pace of life, and a strong sense of community binds its people together against the backdrop of Alaska's formidable, yet breathtaking, natural grandeur.
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| Location | Akiak, Bethel, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 60.912222°N, 161.213889°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99552 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Akiak, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Akiak, 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 Akiak includes coordinates 60.912222°N, 161.213889°W, situated in Bethel. ZIP code 99552. 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.
