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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Kaltag

154 people, 110 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

110 ftElevation, city center
154People, 2024 estimate
23 sq miLand area
Sunny 23°
Sunny now Dew point 20° · SW 5 mph · high 25°
City of Kaltag River Interstate 1 miles
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The Kaltag 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 Kaltag

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Kaltag Airport (PAKV) · 1:37 PM
Sunny
23° Sunny Feels like 17° · high of 25° near 1 PM
WindSW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.43 in →steady
Visibility2 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 20° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Monday, about 4 PMin about 50 hours · 41% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.07 inmost likely 0.03; 1 in 10 over 0.1
LAST RAINNov. 120.01 in · 2 dry 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 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:02 AM4:36 PM ↓
6 h 34 m of daylight, 6 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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 to 20°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 17° / 2°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25° 14°
0% rain — SW 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 15°
0% rain — N 2 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
25° 18°
40% rain up to 0.07″ NNW 4 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 15°
10% rain — NE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
27° 22°
80% rain 0.05–0.7″ NE 9 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
28° 21°
30% rain up to 0.07″ E 6 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 19°
20% rain — ESE 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 Kaltag about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Bering Sea three days ago, about 1,250 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 10,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Bering Sea. 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 2013 Nov. 13, 2013

The hottest this week has been

42° on Nov. 13, 2013, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1944. Next is 40° in 2014.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Kaltag Airport record since 1944.
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THE GROUND

What Kaltag stands on

Kaltag’s center stands about 110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 90 ft to 650 ft, a difference of 560 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Notakok Mountain, about 2,390 ft, 8 miles north.

Kaltag, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft KALTAG110 ftHigh point of the line2,620 ftKhotol Riverabout 110 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 8×.

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

Kaltag’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1944 · Kaltag Airport

Kaltag has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 69° in June; winter nights fall to about −12° in January. About 22 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

4°−12°14°−6°21°−2°38°17°56°34°69°46°69°49°64°45°53°36°35°21°17°2°8°−8° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 TODAY KALTAG 21.5 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Rain by month Freezing
June, average69° / 46°high / low, the warmest month
January, average4° / −12°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year21.5 inwettest months: August and September
Hottest on record95°FJuly 11, 2004
Coldest on record−60°FJanuary 31, 1999
Wettest day on record3.45 inSeptember 29, 2019
Nights at or below 32°236and 161 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Aug. 29, to the last in spring, about June 3 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 20 to April 7; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 24 to May 11; normal lows fall below 32°
MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high4°14°21°38°56°69°69°64°53°35°17°8°
Normal low−12°−6°−2°17°34°46°49°45°36°21°2°−8°
Rain, inches1.021.291.451.391.021.652.243.383.172.781.430.72

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1944 at Kaltag Airport, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Kaltag

154 people, 110 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

110 ftElevation
154People
23 sq miLand
Sunny 23°
SunnyDew point 20°
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Today in Kaltag

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 25° 0%
4p mostly cloudy day 24° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 21° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 18° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 17° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINMonday about 4 PM · 41%
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Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Sun0%
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Showers likely Showers likely
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri20%
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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 2013 · NOV. 13, 2013

42°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1944.

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What Kaltag stands on

Kaltag’s center stands about 110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 90 ft to 650 ft, a difference of 560 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Notakok Mountain, about 2,390 ft, 8 miles north.

Kaltag, northwest to southeast Kaltag110 ftKhotol Riverabout 110 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 15×.
Elevation, center110 ft
Within 3 miles90 to 650 ft
Lie of the landHilly (560 ft of relief)
High point nearbyNotakok Mountain, 2,390 ft, 8 mi north
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Kaltag’s year

Kaltag has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 69° in June; winter nights fall to about −12° in January. About 22 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 123 21.5 in
June, average69° / 46° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average4° / −12° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year21.5 in · wettest months: August and September
Hottest on record95°F · July 11, 2004
Coldest on record−60°F · January 31, 1999
Wettest day on record3.45 in · September 29, 2019
Nights at or below 32°236 · and 161 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Aug. 29, to the last in spring, about June 3 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 20 to April 7; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 24 to May 11; normal lows fall below 32°
Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1944 at Kaltag Airport, here. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.