Hyder, Alaska Weather
Hyder, 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 Hyder, Prince of Wales-Hyder.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hyder.
About Hyder, Alaska
Hyder rests at the very edge of the world, a place where mountains plunge directly into the sea, their flanks still bearing the scars of ancient glaciers. It lies 233.0 miles south-east of Juneau, AK (from Juneau, AK: bearing 133°T), and is situated 74.7 miles east-north-east of Ketchikan. The air here is thick with the scent of salt and damp earth, a perpetual mist often clinging to the towering, spruce-clad slopes that form a formidable amphitheater around the settlement. Below, the waters of Portland Canal, a deep, inky fissure in the land, reflect the ever-shifting sky, its surface often rippled by the unseen currents that whisper of the vast Pacific. Even on the clearest days, a profound sense of remoteness pervades Hyder, a feeling that this is a place sculpted by raw, untamed forces, where nature still holds an undeniable dominion. The story of Hyder is one of relentless optimism and hard-won survival, an echo of the gold and silver rushes that once pulsed through this remote corner of Alaska. For decades, mining was the lifeblood of Hyder, its fortunes tied to the veins of ore hidden deep within the surrounding mountains, a legacy still palpable in the weathered structures and the quiet perseverance of its inhabitants. Today, the economy has shifted, leaning more towards the allure of its wild, untamed beauty, drawing a hardy breed of adventurer and nature enthusiast. The iconic "Fish Ladder" and the proximity to the vast wilderness of the Tongass National Forest are magnets for those seeking a connection to something elemental, a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the tides and the seasons, not by the ticking of a clock.
Live animated radar for Hyder and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Hyder, Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 55.916944°N, 130.024722°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Sitka) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99923 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hyder, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hyder, 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 Hyder includes coordinates 55.916944°N, 130.024722°W, situated in Prince of Wales-Hyder. ZIP code 99923. Telephone area code: 907. Timezone: Alaska Time (America/Sitka).
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.
