Elim, Alaska Weather
Elim, 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 Elim, Nome.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elim.
About Elim, Alaska
Elim, a settlement clinging to the edge of the Seward Peninsula, presents a raw and beautiful face to the Bering Sea. It lies 428.3 miles west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 275°T), and is situated 67.8 miles north-west of Unalakleet. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a vast expanse of tundra that rolls and dips towards the coast, broken only by the silver threads of small creeks and the occasional hardy shrub. The air, when it carries the sea's breath, is sharp and clean, a bracing tonic that speaks of the immense, open country stretching inland. Even in the brief, bright bloom of summer, a certain austerity defines the landscape, a sense of resilience etched into the very earth. The sky above Elim is a character in itself, a boundless canvas that shifts from the pale, pearly light of dawn to the deep, bruised purples of a long twilight. The history of Elim is inextricably linked to the Yup'ik people who have called this region home for generations, their ancestral ties woven into the very fabric of the place. For a time, the village saw the influx of miners drawn by the promise of gold, a transient population that left its mark but ultimately receded, leaving the enduring spirit of the original inhabitants to shape the character of Elim. Today, the local economy is largely sustained by subsistence living, fishing and hunting forming the bedrock of daily life, supplemented by government jobs and a small amount of local commerce. The village retains a quiet hum, a measured pace dictated by the seasons and the needs of its close-knit community, where the old ways and the new coexist under the wide Alaskan sky.
Live animated radar for Elim and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Elim, Nome, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 64.6175°N, 162.260556°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99739 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elim, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elim, 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 Elim includes coordinates 64.617500°N, 162.260556°W, situated in Nome. ZIP code 99739. 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.
