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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH

Goldstream

3,299 people, 1,550 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

1,550 ftElevation, city center
3,299People, 2024 estimate
86 sq miLand area
Sunny 17°
Sunny now Dew point 13° · Calm · high 18°
City of Goldstream River Interstate 2 miles
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The Goldstream 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 Goldstream

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA) · 11:53 AM
Sunny
17° Sunny Feels like 17° · high of 18° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity83%falling to 92% this afternoon
Pressure29.41 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 13° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 27 hours · 53% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.03
LAST RAINNov. 70.01 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Fairbanks North Star Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:25 AM3:48 PM ↓
6 h 23 m of daylight, 7 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
11
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
53% · 0.00 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 8 to 16°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 12° / -4°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
18° 10°
0% rain — SE 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
19° 11°
50% rain — NE 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 11°
20% rain — N 2 C
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19° 9°
20% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 18°
0% rain — ENE 9 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 15°
0% rain — E 8 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 12°
10% rain — NE 5 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 Goldstream about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 740 miles to the northwest three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 880 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,900 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 8,810 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 2014 Nov. 12, 2014

The hottest this week has been

40° on Nov. 12, 2014, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1996. Next is 36° in 1997.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Keystone Ridge record since 1996.
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THE GROUND

What Goldstream stands on

Goldstream’s center stands about 1,550 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 500 ft to 1,810 ft, a difference of 1,310 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Murphy Dome, about 2,910 ft, 10 miles west.

Goldstream, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft2,000 ft GOLDSTREAM1,550 ftHigh point of the line2,410 ftLow point640 ft ← WFox · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 11×.

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

Goldstream’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1996 · Keystone Ridge, 7 mi west-southwest

Goldstream has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 69° in July; winter nights fall to about −1° in January. A normal year brings about 78 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 17 inches of water.

10°−1°17°4°23°8°42°25°58°38°68°48°69°51°61°47°50°37°32°22°18°7°14°2° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY GOLDSTREAM 17.2 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
July, average69° / 51°high / low, the warmest month
January, average10° / −1°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow17.2 inwettest months: August and July
Snow a year77.8 insnowiest: November
Hottest on record88°FJune 25, 2013
Coldest on record−44°FFebruary 3, 1999
Wettest day on record2.77 inOctober 21, 2024
Snowiest day on record18.6 inMarch 6, 2012
Nights at or below 32°214and 157 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 21, to the last in spring, about May 17 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 15 to April 3; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 28 to April 29; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJune through August: 8.7 of the year’s 17.2 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Goldstream normally reaches 17° and falls to 7°. The record high is 36°, in 2013; the record low −17°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.20 in, fell in 2018.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high10°17°23°42°58°68°69°61°50°32°18°14°
Normal low−1°4°8°25°38°48°51°47°37°22°7°2°
Rain and melt, in0.740.720.630.580.982.563.013.172.050.991.100.70
Snow, inches9.511.67.86.52.00.00.00.02.711.115.411.2

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Keystone Ridge, 7 miles west-southwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

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Fairbanks AK · 13 MI 13 miles southeast Badger AK · 21 MI 21 miles southeast
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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR

Goldstream

3,299 people, 1,550 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

1,550 ftElevation
3,299People
86 sq miLand
Sunny 17°
SunnyDew point 13°
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Today in Goldstream

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 17° 0%
3p overcast 18° 0%
6p overcast 16° 0%
9p overcast 16° 0%
12a overcast 14° 0%
3a overcast 14° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 53%
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Sat0%
Cloudy Cloudy
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Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri10%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2014 · NOV. 12, 2014

40°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1996.

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What Goldstream stands on

Goldstream’s center stands about 1,550 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 500 ft to 1,810 ft, a difference of 1,310 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Murphy Dome, about 2,910 ft, 10 miles west.

Goldstream, west to east Goldstream1,550 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 21×.
Elevation, center1,550 ft
Within 3 miles500 to 1,810 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,310 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMurphy Dome, 2,910 ft, 10 mi west
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Goldstream’s year

Goldstream has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 69° in July; winter nights fall to about −1° in January. A normal year brings about 78 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 17 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 17.2 in
July, average69° / 51° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average10° / −1° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow17.2 in · wettest months: August and July
Snow a year77.8 in · snowiest: November
Hottest on record88°F · June 25, 2013
Coldest on record−44°F · February 3, 1999
Wettest day on record2.77 in · October 21, 2024
Snowiest day on record18.6 in · March 6, 2012
Nights at or below 32°214 · and 157 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 21, to the last in spring, about May 17 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 15 to April 3; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 28 to April 29; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · June through August: 8.7 of the year’s 17.2 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Goldstream normally reaches 17° and falls to 7°. The record high is 36°, in 2013; the record low −17°, in 2006. The most rain on this date, 0.20 in, fell in 2018.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1996 at Keystone Ridge, 7 miles west-southwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.