National Weather Service (NOAA)Bethel

National Weather Service – Bethel forecast, river ice & breakup (Anchorage office + APRFC)

Bethel's official forecast comes from the NWS Anchorage forecast office (weather.gov/afc), zone 'Interior Kuskokwim Delta.' River conditions, spring breakup outlooks, freeze-up and ice-thickness reports for the Kuskokwim come from the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center (weather.gov/aprfc), 907-266-5160, which also posts the Kuskokwim River at Bethel gauge (water.noaa.gov/gauges/beta2) and the interactive breakup map. The River Watch program takes ice reports from residents and pilots — call 1-800-847-1739 or email nws.ar.aprfc@noaa.gov. Flood watches and warnings for Bethel-area villages are issued through the same offices.