Big Lake, Alaska Weather
Big Lake, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Lake, Yukon-Koyukuk.
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About Big Lake, Alaska
Big Lake sprawls across a landscape sculpted by ancient ice, where the boreal forest meets the vastness of the Alaskan interior. It lies 190.4 miles north-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 346°T), and is situated 129.8 miles west-north-west of Fort Yukon. Here, the land is a mosaic of spruce and birch, their dark greens and pale golds stretching towards horizons often softened by the ethereal glow of the aurora borealis. The air, when it’s not crisp with frost, carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wilderness that presses in from all sides. The very ground seems to breathe, a slow, deep respiration of thawing permafrost and the patient growth of mosses. The silence here is not empty but full, punctuated by the cry of a raven or the distant rumble of a floatplane. The history of Big Lake is tied to the resilience of those who chose this remote frontier, drawn by the promise of its natural resources and the quiet solitude it offered. For generations, subsistence living and small-scale trapping formed the backbone of the local economy, a tradition still honored by many residents. The waterways, particularly the expansive body of water that gives Big Lake its name, have always been central to life, serving as highways for travel and vital sources of sustenance. While modern industries have emerged, the spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the land remain defining characteristics of Big Lake, a place where the echoes of the past are carried on the wind.
Live animated radar for Big Lake and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Big Lake, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 67.5030556°N, 149.4463889°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99652 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Lake, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Lake, 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 Big Lake includes coordinates 67.503056°N, 149.446389°W, situated in Yukon-Koyukuk. ZIP code 99652. 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.
