Coldfoot, Alaska Weather
Coldfoot, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Coldfoot, Yukon-Koyukuk.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Coldfoot.
About Coldfoot, Alaska
Coldfoot lies where the vast, boreal wilderness of Alaska begins to assert its untamed character, a place etched by the enduring grip of permafrost and the stark beauty of the subarctic. It lies 180.8 miles north-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 339°T), and is situated 141.3 miles west-north-west of Fort Yukon. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a sprawling canvas of taiga interrupted by the sinuous silver threads of rivers and the occasional, stark silhouette of a mountain range on the distant horizon. Spruce and birch trees, their branches often dusted with frost even in the warmer months, crowd the rolling terrain, their roots struggling for purchase in the perpetually frozen ground. The air itself carries a crisp, clean bite, a constant reminder of the formidable climate, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the needles or the distant cry of a bird. This outpost owes its existence to the relentless pursuit of riches, a story woven into the very earth beneath its feet. Once a bustling hub during the Koyukuk mining rushes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Coldfoot’s fortunes have ebbed and flowed with the discovery and depletion of gold. Today, its economy is a leaner, more practical affair, sustained by its strategic position along the Dalton Highway, serving as a vital stopping point for truckers and travelers traversing this legendary route. The spirit of those early prospectors, hardy and independent, still seems to linger in the quiet resilience of Coldfoot, a place that has learned to thrive in the face of isolation and the sheer, unyielding power of the Alaskan wild.
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| Location | Coldfoot, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 67.256389°N, 150.184167°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99701 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Coldfoot, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coldfoot, 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 Coldfoot includes coordinates 67.256389°N, 150.184167°W, situated in Yukon-Koyukuk. ZIP code 99701. 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.
