Bettles, Alaska Weather
Bettles, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bettles, Yukon-Koyukuk.
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About Bettles, Alaska
Bettles rests in the embrace of Alaska's vast Interior, a place where the Koyukuk River, a ribbon of silty brown, whispers its ceaseless journey through a landscape sculpted by ancient ice and the persistent push of spruce and birch. It lies 179.3 miles north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 325°T), and is situated 184.6 miles north-west of Badger. The land here is a mosaic of low hills and wide, marshy flats, punctuated by the dark, stoic presence of boreal forest that stretches to horizons often lost in the subtle haze of distance. In summer, the air hums with the quiet industry of insects, and the light, even at midday, carries a diffused softness, as if filtered through a thousand leaves. Winter transforms the world into a stark, crystalline beauty, where the silence can be profound, broken only by the sigh of wind through snow-laden branches. The history of Bettles is inextricably linked to the Koyukuk River, serving for generations as a vital hub for Native Alaskan communities and later as a crucial point for prospectors and traders drawn by the allure of gold. It was along these waterways that the Athabascan people first carved out a life, their traditions still resonating in the quiet hum of daily existence. Today, Bettles continues its role as an essential gateway, a place where the modern world meets the enduring spirit of the North, supporting a local economy that leans on aviation, guiding, and the hardy resilience of those who call this remote corner of the Yukon-Koyukuk Borough home. The enduring character of Bettles is one of quiet self-reliance, a testament to the enduring human will to thrive in a land of immense, untamed beauty.
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| Location | Bettles, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 66.918889°N, 151.516111°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99726 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bettles, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bettles, 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 Bettles includes coordinates 66.918889°N, 151.516111°W, situated in Yukon-Koyukuk. ZIP code 99726. 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.
