Kotzebue, Alaska Weather
Kotzebue, 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 Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic.
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About Kotzebue, Alaska
Kotzebue, a coastal settlement, rests on a narrow spit of land, its weathered buildings facing the vast expanse of water that defines its existence. It lies 442.5 miles west-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 295°T), and is situated 47.5 miles south-south-east of Noatak. The land here is a low, treeless tundra, a mosaic of mosses, lichens, and hardy grasses stretching towards the horizon. In summer, the sun hangs low, casting an ethereal, prolonged twilight that bathes the landscape in hues of pale gold and lavender, a light that seems to seep into the very bones of the earth. The air, when it carries the scent of the sea, is bracingly clean, a sharp whisper of the Arctic. The shorelines are often a jumble of driftwood, smoothed and bleached by countless tides, remnants of forests far to the south, testament to the powerful currents that connect Kotzebue to the wider world. The history of Kotzebue is deeply intertwined with the Inupiat people, whose ancestors have navigated these shores for millennia, their traditions echoing in the very rhythm of life. The town’s economy, once reliant on whaling and subsistence hunting, now finds its pulse in the services sector, supporting the surrounding villages and serving as a vital hub for transportation and commerce. The presence of the Alaska Native Service hospital and the regional offices of the Northwest Arctic Borough underscore its role as a regional center. The Kobuk River, a significant waterway, flows into the Chukchi Sea nearby, a liquid highway that has historically facilitated trade and communication. In the quiet moments, one can almost hear the stories whispered by the wind, tales of resilience and adaptation in this formidable, beautiful landscape.
Live animated radar for Kotzebue and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 66.898333°N, 162.596667°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99752 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kotzebue, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kotzebue, 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 Kotzebue includes coordinates 66.898333°N, 162.596667°W, situated in Northwest Arctic. ZIP code 99752. 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.
