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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Coldfoot

34 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

1,060 ftElevation, city center
34People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Fog 22°
Fog now Dew point 19° · ENE 10 mph · high 23°
City of Coldfoot River Interstate 1 miles
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The Coldfoot 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 Coldfoot

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW VUNZIK LAKE (PAVE) · 2:25 PM
Fog
22° Fog Feels like 11° · high of 23° near 2 PM
WindENE 10 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 77% this afternoon
Pressure29.50 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 19° · Dry11° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, about 3 PMin about 1 hours · 77% 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 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:58 AM3:30 PM ↓
5 h 31 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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
77% · 0.03 in Saturday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 11 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 Showers likely Showers likely
23° 16°
80% rain — ENE 10 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 16°
10% rain — NE 8 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 17°
20% rain — NE 10 C
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
22° 12°
30% rain — NE 2 C
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 12°
0% rain — NE 8 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 11°
20% rain — NE 9 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 8°
20% rain — N 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 Coldfoot about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 8,760 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 9,940 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,900 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,840 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.

THIS WEEK IN 1997 Nov. 11, 1997

The hottest this week has been

37° on Nov. 11, 1997, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1918. Next is 32° in 1948.

32°
37°
19481997
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Wiseman record since 1918.
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THE GROUND

What Coldfoot stands on

Coldfoot’s center stands about 1,060 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,010 ft to 3,820 ft, a difference of 2,810 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bluecloud Mountain, about 5,810 ft, 12 miles north-northwest.

Coldfoot, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft4,000 ft5,000 ft COLDFOOT1,060 ftHigh point of the line5,130 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 5×.

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

Coldfoot’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1918 · Wiseman, 11 mi north

Coldfoot has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 70° in June; winter nights fall to about −19° in January. About 16 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

0°−19°6°−15°19°−11°38°11°56°29°70°43°70°45°62°39°49°29°28°10°7°−10°3°−15° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY COLDFOOT 15.9 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
June, average70° / 43°high / low, the warmest month
January, average0° / −19°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year15.9 inwettest months: August and July
Hottest on record90°FJuly 6, 2025
Coldest on record−65°FFebruary 9, 1999
Wettest day on record3.70 inAugust 26, 2025
Snowiest day on record31.0 inMarch 28, 1948
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Highs below freezingOct. 11 to April 7; normal highs stay below 32°
2Lows below freezingSept. 5 to May 22; normal lows fall below 32°
3Wettest stretchJuly through September: 7.3 of the year’s 15.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Coldfoot normally reaches 6° and falls to −11°. The record high is 26°, in 2013; the record low −44°, in 1946. The most rain on this date, 0.24 in, fell in 2010.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high0°6°19°38°56°70°70°62°49°28°7°3°
Normal low−19°−15°−11°11°29°43°45°39°29°10°−10°−15°
Rain, inches0.790.950.470.581.061.832.712.741.891.120.870.93
Record high36° (2025)40° (1943)49° (1940)68° (2010)81° (2011)88° (1937)90° (2025)86° (1920)72° (1937)56° (2018)38° (1943)36° (2019)
Record low−65° (1947)−65° (1999)−58° (1951)−39° (1939)−10° (2013)20° (2006)25° (2003)13° (2013)−2° (1939)−35° (1996)−50° (1948)−58° (1918)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1918 at Wiseman, 11 miles north, 120 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Coldfoot

34 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

1,060 ftElevation
34People
36 sq miLand
Fog 22°
FogDew point 19°
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Today in Coldfoot

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 23° 0%
5p overcast 21° 11%
8p overcast 20° 0%
11p overcast 20° 0%
2a overcast 19° 0%
5a overcast 18° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 77%
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Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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23
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Sun10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
16
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C
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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C
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
12
22
C
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
12
21
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Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
11
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C
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
8
19
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1997 · NOV. 11, 1997

37°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1918.

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What Coldfoot stands on

Coldfoot’s center stands about 1,060 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,010 ft to 3,820 ft, a difference of 2,810 ft: mountain country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bluecloud Mountain, about 5,810 ft, 12 miles north-northwest.

Coldfoot, south to north Coldfoot1,060 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 9×.
Elevation, center1,060 ft
Within 3 miles1,010 to 3,820 ft
Lie of the landMountainous (2,810 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBluecloud Mountain, 5,810 ft, 12 mi north-northwest
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Coldfoot’s year

Coldfoot has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 70° in June; winter nights fall to about −19° in January. About 16 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 15.9 in
June, average70° / 43° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average0° / −19° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year15.9 in · wettest months: August and July
Hottest on record90°F · July 6, 2025
Coldest on record−65°F · February 9, 1999
Wettest day on record3.70 in · August 26, 2025
Snowiest day on record31.0 in · March 28, 1948
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Highs below freezing · Oct. 11 to April 7; normal highs stay below 32°
2Lows below freezing · Sept. 5 to May 22; normal lows fall below 32°
3Wettest stretch · July through September: 7.3 of the year’s 15.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Coldfoot normally reaches 6° and falls to −11°. The record high is 26°, in 2013; the record low −44°, in 1946. The most rain on this date, 0.24 in, fell in 2010.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1918 at Wiseman, 11 miles north, 120 ft higher. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.