Brevig Mission, Alaska Weather
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About Brevig Mission, Alaska
Brevig Mission is a place where the land meets the sea with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 545.4 miles west-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 282°T), and is situated 65.7 miles north-north-west of Nome. The tundra, a vast expanse of low-lying vegetation, stretches inland, a mosaic of muted greens and browns under the immense sky. Along the coast, the Bering Sea whispers its ancient secrets to shores of gravel and dark sand, where driftwood bleached by salt and sun lies scattered like the bones of forgotten ships. The air here carries a bracing chill, even in the height of summer, and the light, when it breaks through the clouds, can be a sharp, almost crystalline blue, or a soft, diffuse silver that seems to hold the very essence of the Arctic. The houses, small and sturdy, huddle together against the elements, their colors – often bright reds, blues, and yellows – a defiant splash against the muted landscape, like embers glowing in the twilight. This outpost carries the weight of its past, a legacy woven from missionary zeal and the enduring resilience of the Iñupiat people who have called this region home for generations. Brevig Mission, once known as Teller Mission, was established by the Rev. Louis Renner in 1900, a time when the lure of gold and the promise of new beginnings drew people to this remote corner of the world. Though mining boomed and faded, and the reindeer herding that once sustained the community saw its own cycles, the spirit of Brevig Mission remains tied to the sea and the land. The local economy now relies heavily on subsistence hunting and fishing, a continuation of age-old traditions, supplemented by limited government and service jobs. The sound of small boats heading out to sea in the early morning, or the distant call of a seal, are the natural rhythms that define life in Brevig Mission.
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| Location | Brevig Mission, Nome, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 65.334722°N, 166.489167°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99785 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brevig Mission, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brevig Mission, 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 Brevig Mission includes coordinates 65.334722°N, 166.489167°W, situated in Nome. ZIP code 99785. Telephone area code: 907. Timezone: Alaska Time (America/Nome).
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.
