White Mountain, Alaska Weather
White Mountain, Alaska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for White Mountain, Nome.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near White Mountain. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for White Mountain is published on the Council Airport (K29) page, 28 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Conditions reported at K29 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at White Mountain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for White Mountain.
About White Mountain, Alaska
White Mountain rises from the stark tundra, a silent sentinel against the vast Alaskan sky. It lies 461.2 miles west of Fairbanks, AK (from Fairbanks, AK: bearing 276°T), and is situated 60.6 miles east-north-east of Nome. Its slopes, a mosaic of hardy mosses, low-lying shrubs, and resilient wildflowers, stretch towards horizons often painted in the ethereal hues of polar light. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of distant snowmelt and the faint, earthy perfume of permafrost. Rivers, like silver threads, snake across the landscape, their waters clear and frigid, reflecting the immense, ever-changing canvas above. The wind, a constant sculptor, carves subtle patterns into the snowdrifts and whispers secrets through the sparse vegetation, a lonely song for the wild country. The history of White Mountain is as enduring as the land itself, a testament to the tenacity of those who have sought sustenance and solace in this rugged corner of Nome Borough. For generations, the Iñupiat people have navigated these lands, their traditions deeply intertwined with the rhythms of the seasons and the abundance of the sea and rivers. Later, the echoes of gold rush fever briefly stirred the stillness, though the true wealth of White Mountain has always resided in its raw, untamed beauty and the hardy spirit of its inhabitants. Today, the local economy, while modest, is anchored by subsistence living and the enduring connection to the natural world, a quiet defiance against the encroaching modern age. The land itself, with its ancient stories and quiet grandeur, remains the most compelling attraction.
Live animated radar for White Mountain 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | White Mountain, Nome, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 64.681389°N, 163.405556°W |
| Timezone | Alaska Time (America/Nome) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 99784 |
| Area Code | 907 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This White Mountain, Alaska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for White Mountain, Alaska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 White Mountain includes coordinates 64.681389°N, 163.405556°W, situated in Nome. ZIP code 99784. 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. 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.
