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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Alatna

15 people, 550 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

550 ftElevation, city center
15People, 2024 estimate
37 sq miLand area
Sunny 23°
Sunny now Dew point 19° · E 12 mph · high 26°
City of Alatna River Interstate 1 miles
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The Alatna 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 Alatna

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Indian Mountain LRRS Airport (PAIM) · 1:38 PM
Sunny
23° Sunny Feels like 12° · high of 26° near 1 PM
WindE 12 mphgusts 21
Humidity86%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.38 in →steady
Visibility2 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 19° · Dry10° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 77% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 12:07PM AKST until November 14 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 12:07PM AKST until November 14 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:01 AM3:50 PM ↓
5 h 48 m of daylight, 8 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% 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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
93% · 0.04 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 to 21°

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 Showers likely Showers likely
26° 13°
80% rain — ESE 4 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
22° 16°
90% rain 0.01–0.09″ ENE 2 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
25° 17°
50% rain 0.03–0.1″ N 1 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
23° 12°
30% rain — E 1 C
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25° 18°
30% rain — E 10 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
26° 15°
50% rain up to 0.1″ E 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
23° 11°
30% rain up to 0.05″ E 3 C
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 Alatna about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Arctic Ocean three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 860 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 15,900 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Arctic Ocean; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 7,700 miles to the east. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. 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 Alatna stands on

Alatna’s center stands about 550 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 400 ft to 720 ft, a difference of 320 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Double Point Mountain, about 1,700 ft, 10 miles northeast.

Alatna, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft ALATNA550 ftKoyukuk Riverabout 390 ftAlatna Riverabout 430 ftHigh point of the line1,540 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 17×.

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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Alatna

15 people, 550 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

550 ftElevation
15People
37 sq miLand
Sunny 23°
SunnyDew point 19°
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Today in Alatna

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 26° 0%
4p snow 23° 33%
7p overcast 20° 1%
10p overcast 17° 0%
1a overcast 16° 0%
4a overcast 16° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 77%
→
Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
13
26
A
Sun90%
Showers likely Showers likely
16
22
B
Mon50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
17
25
B
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
12
23
C
Wed30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18
25
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Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
15
26
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Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
11
23
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Alatna stands on

Alatna’s center stands about 550 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 400 ft to 720 ft, a difference of 320 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Double Point Mountain, about 1,700 ft, 10 miles northeast.

Alatna, southwest to northeast Alatna550 ftKoyukuk Riverabout 390 ftAlatna Riverabout 430 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 32×.
Elevation, center550 ft
Within 3 miles400 to 720 ft
Lie of the landRolling (320 ft of relief)
High point nearbyDouble Point Mountain, 1,700 ft, 10 mi northeast