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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

Kiana

408 people, 120 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

120 ftElevation, city center
408People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Fog 21°
Fog now Dew point 21° · E 5 mph · high 22°
City of Kiana River Interstate 1 miles
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The Kiana 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 Kiana

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Kinana / Bob Baker Me (PAIK) · 1:38 PM
Fog
21° Fog Feels like 15° · high of 22° near 3 PM
WindE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.50 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 21° · Dry13° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 78% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 280.02 in · 17 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Northwest Arctic Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:36 AM4:15 PM ↓
5 h 38 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
78% · 0.06 in Saturday evening 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 to 18°

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
22° 19°
80% rain — NNE 1 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 15°
10% rain — E 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 17°
30% rain — NNW 0 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 13°
20% rain — ENE 2 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 23°
50% rain up to 0.1″ E 16, gusts 29 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
29° 22°
40% rain up to 0.07″ E 12 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 19°
40% rain up to 0.06″ E 9 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 Kiana about 5,000 feet above the ground was over interior Alaska three days ago, about 670 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Bering Sea. 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 Kiana stands on

Kiana’s center stands about 120 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 680 ft, a difference of 680 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Hotham Peak, about 1,640 ft, 13 miles south-southwest.

Kiana, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft KIANA120 ftHigh point of the line1,990 ftKobuk Riversea level ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 10×.

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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ON THE NETWORK

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Kiana

408 people, 120 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

120 ftElevation
408People
0 sq miLand
Fog 21°
FogDew point 21°
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Today in Kiana

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 21° 0%
4p snow 22° 63%
7p overcast 21° 24%
10p overcast 21° 1%
1a mostly cloudy night 21° 1%
4a mostly cloudy night 21° 1%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 78%
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Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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22
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Sun10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Mon30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Kiana stands on

Kiana’s center stands about 120 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 680 ft, a difference of 680 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Hotham Peak, about 1,640 ft, 13 miles south-southwest.

Kiana, northwest to southeast Kiana120 ftKobuk Riversea level ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 18×.
Elevation, center120 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 680 ft
Lie of the landHilly (680 ft of relief)
High point nearbyHotham Peak, 1,640 ft, 13 mi south-southwest