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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Birch Creek

35 people, 430 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

430 ftElevation, city center
35People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Clear 21°
Clear now Dew point 18° · NE 8 mph · high 21°
City of Birch Creek River Interstate 1 miles
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The Birch Creek 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 Birch Creek

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Fort Yukon Airport (PFYU) · 3:34 PM
Clear
21° Clear Feels like 12° · high of 21° near 3 PM
WindNE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity86%rising to 88% by morning
Pressure29.47 in →steady
Visibility4 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 18° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tuesday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Special Weather StatementSpecial Weather Statement issued November 14 at 3:08PM 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
! 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 3:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:30 AM3:25 PM ↓
5 h 55 m of daylight, 7 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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 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 Cloudy Cloudy
21° 13°
10% rain — NE 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Cloudy Cloudy
18° 13°
20% rain — NE 3 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 12°
20% rain — NE 3 C
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 9°
30% rain — SE 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 — ENE 1 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
16° 7°
20% rain — E 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 Birch Creek about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Arctic Ocean three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 660 miles back along its path. It came down from about 14,100 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 7,830 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 Birch Creek stands on

Birch Creek’s center stands about 430 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 410 ft to 460 ft, a difference of 50 ft: nearly flat ground.

Birch Creek, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
400 ft600 ft800 ft BIRCH CREEK430 ftHigh point of the line850 ftIkhèenjik Riverabout 410 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 42×.

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

Birch Creek

35 people, 430 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

430 ftElevation
35People
8 sq miLand
Clear 21°
ClearDew point 18°
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Today in Birch Creek

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 21° 12%
6p overcast 19° 0%
9p overcast 18° 0%
12a overcast 16° 0%
3a overcast 15° 0%
6a overcast 14° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTuesday · 30%
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Sat10%
Cloudy Cloudy
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Sun20%
Cloudy Cloudy
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C
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Wed0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Fri20%
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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 Birch Creek stands on

Birch Creek’s center stands about 430 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 410 ft to 460 ft, a difference of 50 ft: nearly flat ground.

Birch Creek, south to north Birch Creek430 ftIkhèenjik Riverabout 410 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 80×.
Elevation, center430 ft
Within 3 miles410 to 460 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (50 ft of relief)