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ALASKA · KUSILVAK CENSUS AREA

Alakanuk

718 people, 10 ft above sea level in Kusilvak Census Area.

10 ftElevation, city center
718People, 2024 estimate
32 sq miLand area
Sunny 25°
Sunny now Dew point 21° · SSW 5 mph · high 23°
City of Alakanuk River Interstate 1 miles
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The Alakanuk plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Alakanuk

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Emmonak Airport (PAEM) · 4:12 PM
Sunny
25° Sunny Feels like 19° · high of 23° near 4 PM
WindSSW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity86%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure29.53 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 21° · Dry13° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tuesday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 280.07 in · 17 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kusilvak Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:12 AM5:13 PM ↓
7 h 0 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 to 23°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23° 15°
0% rain — SSW 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 18°
10% rain — SSE 2 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 17°
10% rain — NW 13 A
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
24° 20°
50% rain up to 0.05″ E 14 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
33° 28°
50% rain up to 0.05″ SE 22, gusts 31 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 27°
40% rain up to 0.09″ SE 17, gusts 25 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
31° 24°
30% rain — SSW 10 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Alakanuk about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Bering Sea three days ago, and over the open Pacific a day ago, about 1,850 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Bering Sea; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 13,810 miles to the east. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Alakanuk stands on

Alakanuk’s center stands about 10 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 20 ft, a difference of 20 ft: nearly flat ground.

Alakanuk, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft ALAKANUK10 ftHigh point of the line20 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
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ON THE NETWORK

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Alakanuk

718 people, 10 ft above sea level in Kusilvak Census Area.

10 ftElevation
718People
32 sq miLand
Sunny 25°
SunnyDew point 21°
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Today in Alakanuk

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 23° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 20° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 18° 0%
7a partly cloudy night 16° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINTuesday · 50%
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Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
15
23
A
Sun10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18
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Mon10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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24
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Wed50%
Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
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Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Alakanuk stands on

Alakanuk’s center stands about 10 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 20 ft, a difference of 20 ft: nearly flat ground.

Alakanuk, west to east Alakanuk10 ftHigh point20 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center10 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 20 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (20 ft of relief)