Kotlik, Alaska Weather
Kotlik, 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 Kotlik, Kusilvak.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kotlik.
About Kotlik, Alaska
Kotlik rests on a low, flat expanse where the vast Yukon River Delta sprawls towards the Bering Sea. It lies 457.6 miles west-north-west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 292°T), and is situated 35.3 miles east-north-east of Emmonak. The land here is a mosaic of shimmering wetlands, shallow lakes, and sluggish, meandering sloughs, all under a sky that often stretches from horizon to horizon, a canvas for ever-shifting clouds. Sparse stands of spruce and willow cling to the slightly higher ground, their branches often skeletal against the pale winter light or heavy with the green of a brief summer. The air itself carries a damp, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the water that defines this place, a cool breath even on the warmest days, and the ground underfoot, a spongy moss or firm tundra depending on the season, yields with a soft give. The history of Kotlik is deeply intertwined with the rich bounty of the Yukon River and the sea, a legacy of subsistence living for generations of Yup'ik people who have navigated these waters and hunted these lands. The local economy, still largely dependent on fishing and traditional hunting and gathering, hums with a quiet resilience. Salmon runs dictate the rhythm of the summer, filling freezers and fueling the community's spirit, while the winter brings a different kind of industry, with skilled hands crafting intricate items from ivory and bone, a testament to enduring artistic traditions. The distinctive, colorful buildings of Kotlik, many raised on pilings to escape the spring floods, stand as a cheerful defiance against the powerful, unyielding forces of nature that shape life along this formidable coastline.
Live animated radar for Kotlik and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Kotlik, Kusilvak, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 63.034167°N, 163.553333°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99620 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kotlik, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kotlik, 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 Kotlik includes coordinates 63.034167°N, 163.553333°W, situated in Kusilvak. ZIP code 99620. 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.
