Kaktovik, Alaska Weather
Kaktovik, 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 Kaktovik, North Slope.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kaktovik.
About Kaktovik, Alaska
Kaktovik, a scatter of sturdy buildings, hugs the edge of the Arctic Ocean, a place where land and sea blur into an endless expanse of ice and light. It lies 381.3 miles north-north-east of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 15°T), and is situated 110.6 miles east of Prudhoe Bay. The terrain here is low and flat, a coastal plain sculpted by the persistent push and pull of the tides and the slow, inexorable crawl of glaciers long gone. Scrubby tundra, a resilient mat of mosses and low-growing shrubs, stretches inland, giving way to shallow lagoons and winding channels that often freeze solid for much of the year. The air itself possesses a sharp clarity, carrying the brine of the sea and the clean, mineral scent of the permafrost beneath, a constant reminder of the profound, unyielding nature of this northern world. The history of Kaktovik is deeply entwined with the Inupiat people, who have navigated these waters and subsisted from this land for generations, their lives a testament to adaptability in the face of extreme conditions. The local economy, once wholly dependent on the bounty of the sea and the land – whaling, fishing, and hunting – now also includes the steady hum of government services and the nascent opportunities brought by its strategic position. The iconic lagoon, a sheltered haven within the broader, formidable ocean, serves as a vital sanctuary for migratory birds and a crucial hunting ground, its waters reflecting the vast, ever-shifting sky in shades of pewter and rose at the long twilight.
Live animated radar for Kaktovik and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Kaktovik, North Slope, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 70.131944°N, 143.623889°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99747 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kaktovik, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kaktovik, 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 Kaktovik includes coordinates 70.131944°N, 143.623889°W, situated in North Slope. ZIP code 99747. 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.
