Wales, Alaska Weather
Wales, 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 Wales, Nome.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wales. Tide source:
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wales.
About Wales, Alaska
Wales, a small settlement on the Seward Peninsula, clings to the edge of the Bering Sea, a stark and beautiful place where the land meets the vast ocean. It lies 589.6 miles west-north-west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 284°T), and is situated 49.6 miles west-north-west of Brevig Mission. The terrain here is a study in resilience, a low-lying coastal plain giving way to rolling tundra that stretches inland, often softened by a blanket of moss and dwarf shrubs. The air itself carries a constant tang of salt, a bracing reminder of the immense, grey waters that shape the horizon, and the light, particularly in the long summer days, possesses a remarkable clarity, illuminating the subtle greens and browns of the landscape with an almost ethereal glow. The coastline is a mosaic of shingle and sand, meeting the sea with a gentle sigh, and the occasional weathered piece of driftwood speaks of journeys from distant shores. The history of Wales is deeply entwined with the indigenous Yup'ik people who have called this region home for millennia, their traditions a living current beneath the surface of modern life. Later, the allure of gold brought prospectors and miners, leaving behind a legacy of exploration and aspiration that still whispers on the wind. Today, the economy of Wales is a hardy blend of subsistence hunting and fishing, supplemented by government jobs and the occasional tourist drawn to the raw, untamed beauty of this remote corner of Alaska. The community itself is a tight-knit entity, where neighbors rely on one another, a characteristic forged in the crucible of this challenging yet profoundly rewarding environment. It is a place where the wildness of nature is not an external force, but an intrinsic part of existence.
Live animated radar for Wales 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 | Wales, Nome, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 65.609167°N, 168.0875°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99783 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wales, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wales, 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 Wales includes coordinates 65.609167°N, 168.087500°W, situated in Nome. ZIP code 99783. 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.
