Kiana, Alaska Weather
Kiana, 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 Kiana, Northwest Arctic.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kiana.
About Kiana, Alaska
Kiana rests where the Kobuk River carves a broad, slow path through the vast Alaskan interior, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with the turning of seasons. It lies 386.8 miles west-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 298°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east-north-east of Noorvik. The landscape here is a study in muted grandeur: rolling hills, softened by millennia of wind and snow, give way to the wide, silvery ribbon of the river, its banks often fringed with the dark, stoic presence of spruce and alder. In summer, the tundra awakens in a riot of low-lying flowers, a fleeting beauty against the enduring stillness of the earth, while winter transforms the entire expanse into a hushed world of white, the sky a deep, star-pricked canvas overhead. The air carries a clean, sharp scent, a constant reminder of the wildness that surrounds Kiana. The history of Kiana is intrinsically tied to the Kobuk River, a vital artery for generations of Iñupiat people who have called this region home, their lives shaped by its bounty and its moods. For centuries, this river valley served as a crucial travel and trade route, its currents carrying stories and sustenance. The local economy, though modest, reflects this deep connection to the land and its resources, with subsistence hunting and fishing forming the bedrock of daily life for many residents, complemented by a small but resilient commercial fishing presence. The distinctive character of Kiana is one of quiet perseverance, a community that draws strength from its ancestral ties and the enduring spirit of the North, finding its own unique rhythm in the vastness of the Alaskan wilderness.
Live animated radar for Kiana 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.
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| Location | Kiana, Northwest Arctic, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 66.975°N, 160.422778°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99749 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kiana, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kiana, 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 Kiana includes coordinates 66.975000°N, 160.422778°W, situated in Northwest Arctic. ZIP code 99749. 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.
