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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Beaver

48 people, 370 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

370 ftElevation, city center
48People, 2024 estimate
21 sq miLand area
Snow 21°
Snow now Dew point 18° · NE 8 mph · high 22°
City of Beaver River Interstate 1 miles
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The Beaver 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 Beaver

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Fort Yukon Airport (PFYU) · 1:03 PM
Snow
21° Snow Feels like 12° · high of 22° near 2 PM
WindNE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity86%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.47 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 18° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 33% 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 1:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:37 AM3:30 PM ↓
5 h 53 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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mostly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
33% · 0.01 in Saturday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 to 18°

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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
22° 13°
30% rain — NE 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Cloudy Cloudy
18° 13°
20% rain — NE 3 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 12°
20% rain — ENE 3 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 9°
30% rain — E 1 C
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15° 8°
0% rain — ENE 2 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15° 8°
20% rain — E 1 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
16° 7°
20% rain — ENE 1 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 Beaver about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the North Slope three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 540 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,300 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 8,790 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 Beaver stands on

Beaver’s center stands about 370 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 330 ft to 390 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground.

Beaver, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft750 ft1,000 ft BEAVER370 ftYukon Riverabout 330 ftHigh point of the line1,030 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 28×.

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 · YUKON-KOYUKUK

Beaver

48 people, 370 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

370 ftElevation
48People
21 sq miLand
Snow 21°
SnowDew point 18°
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Today in Beaver

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now snow 21° 33%
4p overcast 20° 3%
7p overcast 18° 0%
10p overcast 17° 0%
1a overcast 15° 0%
4a overcast 15° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 33%
→
Sat30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
13
22
A
Sun20%
Cloudy Cloudy
13
18
C
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
12
19
C
Tue30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
9
19
C
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
8
15
C
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
8
15
C
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
7
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C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Beaver stands on

Beaver’s center stands about 370 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 330 ft to 390 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground.

Beaver, south to north Beaver370 ftYukon Riverabout 330 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 53×.
Elevation, center370 ft
Within 3 miles330 to 390 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (60 ft of relief)