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ALASKA · NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

Kaktovik

272 people, 20 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

20 ftElevation, city center
272People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Fog 11°
Fog now Dew point 9° · E 41 mph · high 12°
City of Kaktovik River Interstate 1 miles
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The Kaktovik 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 Kaktovik

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Barter Island LRRS Airport (PABA) · 2:56 PM
Fog
11° Fog Feels like -14° · high of 12° near 3 PM
WindE 41 mphno gusts
Humidity92%rising to 91% by morning
Pressure29.74 in →steady
Visibility0 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 9° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Tonight, around midnightin about 9 hours · 54% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 30.05 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Blizzard WarningBlizzard Warning issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 3:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Blizzard WarningBlizzard Warning issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:20 AM2:17 PM ↓
3 h 57 m of daylight, 13 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
54% · 0.03 in Sunday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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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 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
12° 11°
10% rain — E 37, gusts 48 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
18° 15°
50% rain — E 30, gusts 49 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 17°
0% rain — E 39, gusts 51 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 15°
10% rain — ESE 24, gusts 33 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19° 15°
0% rain — E 33, gusts 43 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
22° 18°
0% rain — E 37, gusts 48 C
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23° 18°
20% rain — SW 12 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 Kaktovik about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Arctic Ocean three days ago, and over the North Slope a day ago, about 720 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the North Slope; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,690 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 Kaktovik stands on

Kaktovik’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 60 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Kaktovik, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft KAKTOVIK20 ftHigh point of the line190 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×.

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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ALASKA · NORTH SLOPE

Kaktovik

272 people, 20 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

20 ftElevation
272People
1 sq miLand
Fog 11°
FogDew point 9°
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Today in Kaktovik

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 12° 0%
6p windy 12° 0%
9p windy 11° 2%
12a snow 12° 30%
3a snow 12° 54%
6a snow 12° 38%
Snow
NEXT RAINTonight around midnight · 54%
→
Sat10%
Cloudy Cloudy
11
12
A
Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
15
18
B
Mon0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
17
20
B
Tue10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15
20
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
15
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Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18
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C
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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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 Kaktovik stands on

Kaktovik’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 60 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Kaktovik, south to north Kaktovik20 ftHigh point190 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center20 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 60 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (60 ft of relief)