Golovin, Alaska Weather
Golovin, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Golovin, Nome.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Golovin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Golovin is published on the Council Airport (K29) page, 51 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at K29 describe the airfield itself. Weather 51 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Golovin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Golovin.
About Golovin, Alaska
Golovin rests on a narrow spit of land, a thin ribbon of earth separating the restless Bering Sea from the placid waters of Golovnin Lagoon. It lies 451.7 miles west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 274°T), and is situated 70.7 miles east of Nome. The landscape here is a study in subtle greens and muted blues, vast expanses of tundra punctuated by low, rolling hills that seem to have been smoothed by the constant breath of the wind. Low-lying vegetation, mosses, and hardy grasses carpet the ground, giving way to the dark, glistening expanse of the sea on one side and the sheltered, shallow lagoon on the other, its surface often disturbed by the gentle ripple of unseen currents. In the long twilight hours, the air carries a sharp, clean scent of salt and damp earth, and the sky, when clear, stretches an immense, pale canvas that can hold the sun for hours. The history of Golovin is deeply entwined with the sea and the bounty it provides, a tradition stretching back to the Yup'ik people who have long called this coast home. Its modern chapter began with the gold rushes, a brief, feverish period that saw prospectors venture inland from this sheltered harbor, leaving behind whispers of fortunes sought and lost. Today, the economy of Golovin remains tethered to the natural world: fishing, particularly for salmon and crab, forms the backbone of its sustenance, supplemented by the seasonal gathering of berries and the enduring practice of subsistence hunting. The few structures that comprise Golovin are weathered, practical, and built to withstand the formidable Arctic elements, each one a testament to the resilience required to thrive in this remote corner of Alaska.
Live animated radar for Golovin and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Golovin, Nome, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 64.543333°N, 163.029167°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99762 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Golovin, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Golovin, Alaska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Golovin includes coordinates 64.543333°N, 163.029167°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. 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.
