Chignik, Alaska Weather
Chignik, 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 Chignik, Lake and Peninsula.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chignik.
About Chignik, Alaska
Chignik clings to the rugged southwestern coast of Alaska, a place where the relentless Pacific breathes mist onto shores of dark, volcanic sand. It lies 455.9 miles south-west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 226°T), and is situated 104.7 miles north-east of Sand Point. The landscape here is a raw, untamed spectacle: mountains, cloaked in the deep greens of spruce and alder, plunge directly into the churning, slate-gray waters of the bay. Fog often softens the edges of the world, lending a hushed, ethereal quality to the air, and when the clouds do break, the sunlight can strike the water with an almost painful brilliance. The rhythm of Chignik is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a steady, unhurried pulse that feels as ancient as the land itself. The lifeblood of Chignik has long been tied to the sea, particularly the salmon runs that have sustained generations of its people. This has been a fishing village for as long as anyone can remember, its economy woven into the very fabric of the annual migrations of sockeye and king salmon. The air often carries the faint, briny tang of the ocean mixed with the woodsmoke from the scattered homes, a comforting perfume that speaks of resilience. The history of Chignik is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered faces of its inhabitants and the enduring traditions of a community that lives in close communion with the wild, beautiful, and often formidable Alaskan wilderness.
Live animated radar for Chignik and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Chignik, Lake and Peninsula, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 56.295278°N, 158.402222°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99564 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chignik, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chignik, 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 Chignik includes coordinates 56.295278°N, 158.402222°W, situated in Lake and Peninsula. ZIP code 99564. 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.
