Point Lay, Alaska Weather
Point Lay, 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 Lay, North Slope.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Point Lay.
About Point Lay, Alaska
Point Lay rests at the edge of the Arctic Ocean, a quiet sentinel against the vast, windswept expanse of the North Slope. It lies 527.8 miles north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 317°T), and is situated 93.0 miles south-west of Wainwright. The land here is a study in subtle textures: low-lying tundra, a mosaic of mosses, sedges, and dwarf shrubs, stretches inland, broken only by the occasional sinuous curve of a small stream or the shallow, dark mirror of a thaw lake. The air, even in the brief summer, carries a crisp, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the immense, frozen power that shapes this place. When the sun dips low, it casts a pale, ethereal light across the landscape, bathing the muted greens and browns in a pearly luminescence that seems to hold the very breath of the Arctic. The history of Point Lay is inextricably bound to the sea and the ancient traditions of the Iñupiat people who have called this coast home for generations. Subsistence hunting and fishing, primarily for seals, whales, and caribou, form the bedrock of the local economy, a practice honed over centuries and passed down through families. This reliance on the natural world imbues daily life with a profound rhythm, dictated by the seasons and the movements of wildlife. While modern amenities have arrived, the spirit of Point Lay remains deeply rooted in its heritage, a place where the echoes of ancestral voices can still be heard in the sigh of the wind and the endless murmur of the Arctic waves.
Live animated radar for Point Lay and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Point Lay, North Slope, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 69.743857°N, 163.008442°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99759 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Point Lay, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Point Lay, 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 Lay includes coordinates 69.743857°N, 163.008442°W, situated in North Slope. ZIP code 99759. 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.
