Red Devil, 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 Red Devil, Bethel.
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Red Devil rests on the rugged northwestern edge of Alaska, a scattering of buildings against a vast expanse of boreal forest and tundra. It lies 247.2 miles west-north-west of Anchorage, AK (from Anchorage, AK: bearing 282°T), and is situated 73.5 miles east of Aniak. The Kuskokwim River, a broad, slow-moving artery of glacial melt and silt, defines the immediate landscape, its banks often cloaked in the scrubby resilience of willow and alder. In the brief, intense bloom of summer, wildflowers push up through the mossy earth, a fleeting splash of color against the muted greens and browns. The air here, even in the height of the short season, carries a crispness, a clean, sharp scent of pine needles and damp soil that speaks of the wildness surrounding Red Devil. Historically, Red Devil pulsed with the promise of gold, its name whispered in the saloons and prospecting camps of the early 20th century. The echoes of those boom times, though faded, still linger in the weathered timbers of abandoned cabins and the faint, persistent glint of mica in the riverbed gravel. Today, the economy of Red Devil is a more subdued affair, tied to the rhythms of subsistence living and the occasional opportunities that arise from its remote location. The river remains its highway, its lifeline, connecting this isolated outpost to the wider world, a constant reminder of the enduring spirit that has shaped this hardy corner of Alaska.
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| Location | Red Devil, Bethel, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 61.761111°N, 157.3125°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Anchorage) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99656 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Devil, 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 Red Devil includes coordinates 61.761111°N, 157.312500°W, situated in Bethel. ZIP code 99656. 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.