Diomede, Alaska Weather
Diomede, 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 Diomede, Nome.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Diomede.
About Diomede, Alaska
Diomede rises from the Bering Sea, a stark, rocky sentinel against the vast, indifferent expanse of Arctic water. It lies 612.3 miles west-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 286°T), and is situated 75.4 miles west-north-west of Brevig Mission. Jagged cliffs, weathered by millennia of wind and ice, plunge into the churning grey depths, their surfaces scoured clean and reflecting the pale, often leaden, sky. The island itself, a mere fragment of land in this immense seascape, offers little in the way of gentle slopes or verdant meadows. Instead, it presents a rugged, untamed topography of stone and sparse, hardy vegetation that clings tenaciously to the unforgiving terrain. The air here carries the sharp tang of salt and the distant, mournful cry of seabirds, a constant reminder of the raw power of nature that shapes every aspect of life on Diomede. This outpost of civilization has long been a crossroads, a place where worlds have met and diverged, its history etched into the very rock. For generations, the Yupik people have navigated these waters, their lives inextricably linked to the sea's bounty. The island’s strategic position, straddling the International Date Line and offering a tantalizingly close glimpse of Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula, has always lent it a unique geopolitical significance. Today, the economy of Diomede, though modest, is deeply rooted in the traditional ways of subsistence fishing and hunting, supplemented by the sale of local crafts. The rhythmic pulse of daily life here is dictated by the tides, the seasons, and the enduring spirit of a people who have learned to thrive in one of the planet’s most remote and challenging environments.
Live animated radar for Diomede and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Diomede, Nome, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 65.768557°N, 168.910542°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99762 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Diomede, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Diomede, 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 Diomede includes coordinates 65.768557°N, 168.910542°W, situated in Nome. ZIP code 99762. 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.
