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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

Ambler

247 people, 70 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

70 ftElevation, city center
247People, 2024 estimate
10 sq miLand area
Sunny 20°
Sunny now Dew point 12° · NNE 13 mph · high 22°
City of Ambler River Interstate 1 miles
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The Ambler 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 Ambler

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Ambler Airport (PAFM) · 11:56 AM
Sunny
20° Sunny Feels like 7° · high of 22° near 9 PM
WindNNE 13 mphno gusts
Humidity71%falling to 74% this afternoon
Pressure29.50 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 12° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, about 3 PMin about 3 hours · 92% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 310.02 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Northwest Arctic Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:28 AM4:04 PM ↓
5 h 36 m of daylight, 8 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
—
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
Noon
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overcast
snow
overcast
overcast
overcast
overcast
overcast
overcast
overcast
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
overcast
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mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
TEMPERATURE °F
20°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
92% · 0.08 in Saturday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 to 17°

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
22° 19°
90% rain — N 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Cloudy Cloudy
24° 18°
20% rain — NE 5 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 18°
30% rain — NNW 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 16°
20% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 23°
20% rain — E 8 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
29° 22°
40% rain up to 0.07″ E 7 C
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
27° 20°
30% rain — ESE 7 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 Ambler about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 430 miles to the south three days ago, about 600 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 410 miles to the south. 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 Ambler stands on

Ambler’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 60 ft to 450 ft, a difference of 390 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Akillyik Mountain, about 2,110 ft, 15 miles northeast.

Ambler, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft AMBLER70 ftKobuk Riverabout 60 ftHigh point of the line2,690 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 7×.

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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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC

Ambler

247 people, 70 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

70 ftElevation
247People
10 sq miLand
Sunny 20°
SunnyDew point 12°
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Today in Ambler

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 20° 6%
3p snow 21° 66%
6p snow 21° 32%
9p overcast 22° 0%
12a overcast 22° 0%
3a overcast 22° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 92%
→
Sat90%
Showers likely Showers likely
19
22
A
Sun20%
Cloudy Cloudy
18
24
B
Mon30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18
23
B
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
16
23
B
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23
27
C
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
22
29
C
Fri30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
20
27
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Ambler stands on

Ambler’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 60 ft to 450 ft, a difference of 390 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Akillyik Mountain, about 2,110 ft, 15 miles northeast.

Ambler, south to north Ambler70 ftKobuk Riverabout 60 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 14×.
Elevation, center70 ft
Within 3 miles60 to 450 ft
Lie of the landRolling (390 ft of relief)
High point nearbyAkillyik Mountain, 2,110 ft, 15 mi northeast