Point Hope, Alaska Weather
Point Hope, 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 Point Hope, North Slope.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Point Hope.
About Point Hope, Alaska
Point Hope stands as a sentinel on the northwestern edge of Alaska, a narrow spit of land jutting into the churning Arctic Ocean. It lies 572.5 miles west-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 303°T), and is situated 71.3 miles north-west of Kivalina. Here, the land is a study in stark contrasts: the endless, often ice-choked sea meets a treeless tundra that stretches inland, a vast expanse of low-lying, permafrost-dominated terrain. The air itself possesses a crisp, bracing quality, carrying the scent of salt and the distant, wild aroma of the land. Low, sturdy structures huddle together against the elements, their colors muted against the pale light that can, for much of the year, seem to be perpetually caught between dawn and dusk. The horizon is a dominant force, a sweeping curve where the pale sky bleeds into the equally pale sea, broken only by the occasional, stoic silhouette of a seabird or the distant gleam of pack ice. This ancient Inupiat settlement carries the weight of millennia, its origins deeply rooted in the traditional ways of survival in this demanding environment. The local economy has long been inextricably linked to the bounty of the ocean and the land, with whaling and hunting forming the bedrock of its sustenance and culture. The rhythm of life in Point Hope is dictated by the seasons, a slow, deliberate cadence that respects the power of the Arctic. While modern amenities have arrived, the echoes of generations past are palpable, a quiet testament to resilience and a profound understanding of this unforgiving, yet strangely beautiful, corner of the world. The community retains a strong sense of identity, a living link to the ancestral stories whispered on the wind that sweeps across the tundra and the waves that crash upon its shores.
Live animated radar for Point Hope and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Point Hope, North Slope, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 68.348611°N, 166.734722°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99766 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Point Hope, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Point Hope, 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 Point Hope includes coordinates 68.348611°N, 166.734722°W, situated in North Slope. ZIP code 99766. 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.
