Buckland, Alaska Weather
Buckland, 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 Buckland, Northwest Arctic.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buckland.
About Buckland, Alaska
Buckland rests on the edge of the Kobuk River, a broad, silver ribbon that unfurls across the vast tundra. It lies 392.7 miles west-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 288°T), and is situated 59.4 miles south of Noorvik. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a rolling expanse of low hills and marshy flats, where the sky seems to press down with an immense, quiet weight. In the long, clear days of summer, the sunlight possesses a luminous quality, bathing the low-lying vegetation in an almost ethereal glow, and the air itself carries a crisp, clean scent of damp earth and distant snowmelt. The river, a constant presence, dictates the very pulse of the landscape, its currents shaping the shoreline and providing a vital artery through this immense, wild country. This is a place where the echoes of ancient peoples still resonate, a history etched not in stone monuments but in the enduring traditions of the Iñupiat. For generations, the bounty of the Kobuk River and the surrounding lands has sustained life in Buckland, providing sustenance through fishing, hunting, and gathering. The economy here remains deeply tied to these ancestral practices, a testament to a resilience forged in the face of harsh winters and the profound isolation of the Northwest Arctic. Small fishing operations and the sale of traditional crafts are the lifeblood of Buckland, each endeavor a continuation of a way of life that predates written records, a quiet strength that persists against the ever-present grandeur of the Alaskan wilderness.
Live animated radar for Buckland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Buckland, Northwest Arctic, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 65.979722°N, 161.123056°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99727 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buckland, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buckland, 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 Buckland includes coordinates 65.979722°N, 161.123056°W, situated in Northwest Arctic. ZIP code 99727. 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.
