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ALASKA · ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH

Cold Bay

60 people, 130 ft above sea level in Aleutians East Borough.

130 ftElevation, city center
60People, 2024 estimate
53 sq miLand area
Sunny 36°
Sunny now Dew point 33° · SSE 22 mph · high 36°
City of Cold Bay River Interstate 2 miles
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The Cold Bay 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 Cold Bay

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Cold Bay Airport (PACD) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
36° Sunny Feels like 25° · high of 36° near 3 PM
WindSSE 22 mphno gusts
Humidity89%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.46 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 33° · Dry22° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Today, about 5 PMin about 1 hours · 88% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 130.04 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Aleutians East Borough
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:22 AM5:48 PM ↓
8 h 26 m of daylight, 4 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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overcast
mostly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
36°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
88% · 0.06 in Saturday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 22 to 34° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 37° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 40° / 31°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
36° 29°
90% rain — SSE 16, gusts 25 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 25°
60% rain 0.04–0.1″ NW 9, gusts 28 A
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
35° 22°
60% rain 0.01–0.07″ NNW 30, gusts 46 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
44° 31°
90% rain 0.2–0.4″ S 32, gusts 51 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
38° 23°
50% rain up to 0.1″ WSW 25, gusts 38 B
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
35° 23°
80% rain 0.07–0.3″ W 30, gusts 43 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
37° 27°
50% rain 0.02–0.2″ S 20, gusts 26 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 Cold Bay about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 14,130 miles to the east three days ago, and over the Pacific north of Hawaii a day ago, about 17,030 miles back along its path. 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.

THIS WEEK IN 2000 Nov. 12–13, 2000

The wettest two days this week has seen

3.96 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1942. The next wettest, 2.37 inches, fell in 2004.

2.37″
3.96″
20042000
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Cold Bay Area threaded record since 1942.
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THE GROUND

What Cold Bay stands on

Cold Bay’s center stands about 130 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 630 ft, a difference of 630 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Frosty Peak, about 5,600 ft, 9 miles south-southwest.

Cold Bay, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft COLD BAY130 ftMount Simeon900 ftHigh point of the line2,190 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 9×.

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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THE ALMANAC

Cold Bay’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1942 · Cold Bay Airport, 2 mi north

Cold Bay has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 57° in August; winter nights fall to about 24° in January. A normal year brings about 67 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 43 inches of water.

33°24°35°26°35°24°40°30°47°35°52°42°56°47°57°48°53°43°46°36°40°31°36°26° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY COLD BAY 42.7 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
August, average57° / 48°high / low, the warmest month
January, average33° / 24°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow42.7 inwettest months: November and October
Snow a year67.3 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record78°FAugust 22, 1948
Coldest on record−13°FJanuary 30, 2000
Wettest day on record4.90 inOctober 22, 1968
Snowiest day on record21.4 inNovember 14, 1983
Nights at or below 32°148and 42 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 2, to the last in spring, about May 30 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 3 to April 27; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Cold Bay normally reaches 40° and falls to 31°. The record high is 56°, in 2013; the record low 15°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 1.04 in, fell in 1961.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high33°35°35°40°47°52°56°57°53°46°40°36°
Normal low24°26°24°30°35°42°47°48°43°36°31°26°
Rain and melt, in3.383.172.982.702.642.742.513.714.504.934.994.42
Snow, inches12.610.012.86.41.20.00.00.00.02.08.214.1
Record high59° (1947)52° (2026)56° (1974)60° (1948)68° (2006)72° (2001)77° (1960)78° (1948)70° (1960)69° (1964)59° (1986)62° (2021)
Record low−13° (2000)−9° (1947)−13° (1971)4° (1976)18° (2012)27° (2007)32° (2026)32° (2022)26° (1992)6° (1999)1° (1963)−9° (1950)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1942 from the Cold Bay Area threaded record (Cold Bay Airport, 2 miles north). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Cold Bay

60 people, 130 ft above sea level in Aleutians East Borough.

130 ftElevation
60People
53 sq miLand
Sunny 36°
SunnyDew point 33°
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Today in Cold Bay

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 36° 4%
6p rain 34° 82%
9p mostly cloudy night 35° 9%
12a mostly cloudy night 35° 12%
3a rain 34° 37%
6a partly cloudy night 32° 23%
Overcast
NEXT RAINToday about 5 PM · 88%
→
Sat90%
Showers likely Showers likely
29
36
A
Sun60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
25
37
A
Mon60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
22
35
A
Tue90%
Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
31
44
B
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
23
38
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
23
35
B
Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
27
37
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2000 · NOV. 12–13, 2000

3.96 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1942.

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What Cold Bay stands on

Cold Bay’s center stands about 130 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 630 ft, a difference of 630 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Frosty Peak, about 5,600 ft, 9 miles south-southwest.

Cold Bay, west to east Cold Bay130 ftMount Simeon900 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 17×.
Elevation, center130 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 630 ft
Lie of the landHilly (630 ft of relief)
High point nearbyFrosty Peak, 5,600 ft, 9 mi south-southwest
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Cold Bay’s year

Cold Bay has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 57° in August; winter nights fall to about 24° in January. A normal year brings about 67 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 43 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 42.7 in
August, average57° / 48° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average33° / 24° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow42.7 in · wettest months: November and October
Snow a year67.3 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record78°F · August 22, 1948
Coldest on record−13°F · January 30, 2000
Wettest day on record4.90 in · October 22, 1968
Snowiest day on record21.4 in · November 14, 1983
Nights at or below 32°148 · and 42 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 2, to the last in spring, about May 30 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 3 to April 27; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Cold Bay normally reaches 40° and falls to 31°. The record high is 56°, in 2013; the record low 15°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 1.04 in, fell in 1961.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1942 from the Cold Bay Area threaded record (Cold Bay Airport, 2 miles north). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.