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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

Buckland

499 people, 16 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

16 ftElevation, city center
499People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 22°
Sunny now Dew point 21° · WSW 12 mph · high 25°
City of Buckland River Interstate 1 miles
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The Buckland 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 Buckland

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Deering/New Airport (PADE) · 11:35 AM
Sunny
22° Sunny Feels like 10° · high of 25° near 3 PM
WindWSW 12 mphno gusts
Humidity96%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.48 in →steady
Visibility6 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 21° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, around noonin about 1 hours · 87% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.04 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Northwest Arctic Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 11:45 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:28 AM4:30 PM ↓
6 h 1 m of daylight, 7 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% 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
87% · 0.23 in Saturday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 14 to 23°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 21° / 6°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
25° 20°
90% rain — WNW 12 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 18°
20% rain — W 3 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
26° 18°
40% rain up to 0.09″ W 19, gusts 29 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
22° 15°
10% rain — SSE 9 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 23°
20% rain — ESE 24, gusts 36 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
28° 21°
20% rain — SE 16 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 20°
20% rain — SE 14 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 Buckland about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 10,020 miles to the east three days ago, and over the Bering Sea a day ago, about 12,840 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 17,900 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 290 miles to the west. It feels dry all the same. 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 Buckland stands on

Buckland’s center stands about 16 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 210 ft, a difference of 210 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sugar Top, about 1,790 ft, 13 miles south-southwest.

Buckland, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft BUCKLAND16 ftClem Mountain1,560 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 12×.

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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Buckland

499 people, 16 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

16 ftElevation
499People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 22°
SunnyDew point 21°
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Today in Buckland

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 23° 0%
2p snow 24° 87%
5p snow 25° 72%
8p snow 25° 84%
11p overcast 23° 20%
2a overcast 23° 8%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday around noon · 87%
→
Sat90%
Showers likely Showers likely
20
25
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Sun20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18
23
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Mon40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
18
26
B
Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
15
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Wed20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23
28
C
Thu20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21
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C
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20
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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 Buckland stands on

Buckland’s center stands about 16 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 210 ft, a difference of 210 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sugar Top, about 1,790 ft, 13 miles south-southwest.

Buckland, west to east Buckland16 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 24×.
Elevation, center16 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 210 ft
Lie of the landRolling (210 ft of relief)
High point nearbySugar Top, 1,790 ft, 13 mi south-southwest