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ALASKA · NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

Atqasuk

257 people, 60 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

60 ftElevation, city center
257People, 2024 estimate
39 sq miLand area
Sunny 13°
Sunny now Dew point 11° · ENE 29 mph · high 15°
City of Atqasuk River Interstate 1 miles
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The Atqasuk 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 Atqasuk

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Atqasuk (PATQ) · 2:56 PM
Sunny
13° Sunny Feels like -8° · high of 15° near 9 PM
WindENE 29 mphno gusts
Humidity92%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure29.79 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 11° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Tomorrow, about 3 AMin about 12 hours · 78% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.03–0.1 inmost likely 0.06; 1 in 10 over 0.2
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Blizzard WarningBlizzard Warning issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 3:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Blizzard WarningBlizzard Warning issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 11:23 AM3:03 PM ↓
3 h 40 m of daylight, 14 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
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
78% · 0.04 in Sunday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 9 to 16°

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 Cloudy Cloudy
15° 12°
0% rain — ENE 27, gusts 36 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
16° 12°
80% rain 0.03–0.1″ E 21, gusts 36 B
MON Nov. 16 Cloudy Cloudy
17° 13°
30% rain — ENE 22, gusts 29 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 8°
20% rain — SSW 9 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
17° 11°
0% rain — E 20, gusts 26 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 13°
10% rain — E 15 C
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 12°
10% rain — S 12 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 Atqasuk about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 8,520 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 10,360 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,700 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the North Slope; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,460 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 Atqasuk stands on

Atqasuk’s center stands about 60 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 90 ft, a difference of 70 ft: gently rolling country.

Atqasuk, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft ATQASUK60 ftHigh point of the line100 ftMeade Riverabout 20 ftLow point10 ft ← SN →

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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ALASKA · NORTH SLOPE

Atqasuk

257 people, 60 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

60 ftElevation
257People
39 sq miLand
Sunny 13°
SunnyDew point 11°
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Today in Atqasuk

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 14° 0%
6p windy 12° 0%
9p fog 15° 0%
12a fog 15° 1%
3a snow 16° 65%
6a snow 15° 40%
Snow
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 3 AM · 78%
→
Sat0%
Cloudy Cloudy
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15
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Sun80%
Showers likely Showers likely
12
16
B
Mon30%
Cloudy Cloudy
13
17
B
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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B
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
11
17
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Thu10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
13
20
C
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly 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 Atqasuk stands on

Atqasuk’s center stands about 60 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 90 ft, a difference of 70 ft: gently rolling country.

Atqasuk, south to north Atqasuk60 ftHigh point100 ftMeade Riverabout 20 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center60 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 90 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (70 ft of relief)