Karluk, Alaska Weather
Karluk, 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 Karluk, Kodiak Island.
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About Karluk, Alaska
Karluk rests where the sea’s breath meets the island’s green heart, a place where the sheer force of nature dictates the rhythm of existence. It lies 298.4 miles south-west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 214°T), and is situated 72.9 miles west of Kodiak Station. The Karluk River, a silver thread, spills from the vast, deep lake that bears its name, carving a winding path through a landscape dominated by emerald forests and the watchful, often snow-capped peaks of Kodiak's interior. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of spruce and the briny tang of the nearby Pacific, a constant reminder of the wild, untamed forces that shaped this corner of Alaska. Sunlight, when it breaks through the persistent clouds, can cast an ethereal glow on the moss-draped trees, lending a quiet, almost ancient reverence to the land. The history of Karluk is inextricably bound to the bounty of its waters, a story written in the silvery scales of sockeye salmon. For generations, this was a vital hub for commercial fishing and canning, a bustling enterprise that drew people from far and wide, its fortunes rising and falling with the salmon runs. Though the scale of industry has shifted, the legacy of those pioneering days remains, a spirit of hardy resilience and deep connection to the sea still evident in the faces and lives of Karluk’s inhabitants. The surrounding wilderness, much of it protected within the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, offers a sanctuary not only for immense populations of brown bears, drawn by the salmon-rich rivers, but also for the enduring human spirit that has chosen to make Karluk its home.
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| Location | Karluk, Kodiak Island, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 57.571944°N, 154.455556°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99608 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Karluk, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Karluk, 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 Karluk includes coordinates 57.571944°N, 154.455556°W, situated in Kodiak Island. ZIP code 99608. 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.
