Ninilchik, Alaska Weather
Ninilchik, 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 Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula.
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About Ninilchik, Alaska
Ninilchik breathes a quiet, elemental existence on the Kenai Peninsula. It lies 100.4 miles south-west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 217°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-east of Happy Valley. The land here is a study in muted greens and greys, where spruce and birch trees, gnarled by wind and time, stand sentinel against the often-brooding sky. Low-lying hills, softened by moss and heather, roll towards the vast expanse of Cook Inlet, its waters a mercurial slate that shifts with the tide and the weather. The air, even on a calm day, carries the crisp, briny scent of the sea, a constant reminder of the powerful forces shaping this coastline. Seabirds wheel and cry overhead, their calls a wild counterpoint to the low rumble of waves breaking on the distant, shingle beaches, a sound that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. This is a locality deeply rooted in its past, a place where the echoes of Russian fur traders and early Alaskan settlers still resonate. The historic Ninilchik Russian Orthodox Church, with its onion dome a stark, beautiful silhouette against the horizon, speaks of a faith that endured the harshness of this frontier. The economy, once tethered to the bounty of the sea and the land, now finds a more varied footing. While fishing boats still ply the waters, bringing in salmon and halibut, tourism has become a significant thread in the fabric of Ninilchik, drawing visitors to its natural beauty and the authentic Alaskan spirit that persists. The soil, surprisingly fertile in sheltered pockets, still yields hardy vegetables, a testament to the resilience of those who first made their homes here.
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| Location | Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 60.051389°N, 151.668889°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99639, 99568 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ninilchik, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ninilchik, 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 Ninilchik includes coordinates 60.051389°N, 151.668889°W, situated in Kenai Peninsula. ZIP code 99639, 99568. 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.
