Chalkyitsik, Alaska Weather
Chalkyitsik, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chalkyitsik, Yukon-Koyukuk.
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About Chalkyitsik, Alaska
Chalkyitsik rests in a vast embrace of boreal forest, where the Yukon River, broad and powerful, becomes the dominant artery of life, its waters a shimmering pewter under the immense Alaskan sky. It lies 169.1 miles north-east of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 40°T), and is situated 43.0 miles east of Fort Yukon. The land here is a deep, dark green, a carpet of spruce and birch stretching to horizons that seem impossibly distant, broken only by the occasional, gentle swell of hills that rise like sleeping giants from the earth. In summer, the air hangs thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a primal perfume that clings to everything, while winter locks the landscape in a crystalline silence, the snow a blinding white canvas under a sun that hangs low and shy. The Yukon itself, a living, breathing entity, dictates the pace here, its currents and moods shaping the very character of Chalkyitsik. This is a place where the echoes of ancient trails still resonate, a history woven from the footsteps of Gwich’in people who have navigated these waterways for millennia, their knowledge of the land a profound inheritance. The modern economy of Chalkyitsik still whispers of that past, tied intrinsically to the bounty of the river and the forest – fishing, hunting, and trapping remain vital threads in the fabric of daily life, supporting a resilient spirit. For generations, the Yukon River has been the highway, the larder, and the spiritual heart of Chalkyitsik, a constant presence that shapes its identity. The light here, especially in the long twilight of summer evenings, casts a golden, ethereal glow across the water, a quiet beauty that speaks of enduring cycles and a deep connection to the wild.
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| Location | Chalkyitsik, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 66.654444°N, 143.722222°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99788 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chalkyitsik, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chalkyitsik, 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 Chalkyitsik includes coordinates 66.654444°N, 143.722222°W, situated in Yukon-Koyukuk. ZIP code 99788. 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.
