Kongiganak, Alaska Weather
Kongiganak, 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 Kongiganak, Bethel.
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About Kongiganak, Alaska
Kongiganak rests on the southwestern edge of Alaska, a cluster of buildings embraced by the vast, flat expanse of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. It lies 448.7 miles west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 265°T), and is situated 10.3 miles north-east of Kwigillingok. Here, the land is a mosaic of tundra and sloughs, an intricate network of waterways that mirror the boundless sky. The horizon is a constant, sweeping curve, broken only by the occasional rise of a distant hill or the low-slung silhouette of a dwelling. During the long summer days, the light seems to linger, casting an ethereal glow over the low-lying vegetation, a soft, persistent luminescence that blurs the edges of the world. The air, when it’s not carrying the sharp tang of the sea, holds the damp, earthy scent of peat and moss, a perfume unique to this subarctic wilderness. The spirit of Kongiganak is deeply entwined with the rhythms of the Kuskokwim River and the Bering Sea, a legacy of Yup'ik traditions that shaped its founding and continues to guide its people. For generations, life here has revolved around the bounty of the waters – the salmon runs that paint the rivers silver, the seals that glide through the icy currents, and the caribou that traverse the tundra. This subsistence lifestyle forms the bedrock of the local economy, augmented by modest government and service jobs. The village itself is a testament to resilience, a collection of homes and essential buildings connected by gravel paths, where the collective pulse beats with a quiet determination, a shared understanding of the land’s generous, yet demanding, embrace.
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| Location | Kongiganak, Bethel, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 59.953273°N, 162.895133°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99559, 99545 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kongiganak, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kongiganak, 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 Kongiganak includes coordinates 59.953273°N, 162.895133°W, situated in Bethel. ZIP code 99559, 99545. 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. 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.
