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ALASKA · ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH

King Cove

833 people, 70 ft above sea level in Aleutians East Borough.

70 ftElevation, city center
833People, 2024 estimate
25 sq miLand area
Sunny 36°
Sunny now Dew point 27° · N 3 mph · high 37°
City of King Cove River Interstate 2 miles
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The King Cove 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 King Cove

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW King Cove (PAVC) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
36° Sunny Feels like 33° · high of 37° near 2 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity70%falling to 76% this afternoon
Pressure29.59 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0 nowlow
Dew point 27° · Dry36° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 99% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.12 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Aleutians East Borough
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:20 AM5:47 PM ↓
8 h 27 m of daylight, 4 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
99% · 0.22 in Saturday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 22 to 34° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 36° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 40° / 31°
SAT Nov. 14 Showers likely Showers likely
37° 33°
100% rain — ESE 12 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
38° 29°
50% rain 0.01–0.1″ N 6 A
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
36° 26°
50% rain — NNW 24, gusts 40 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
43° 35°
90% rain 0.3–0.7″ S 30, gusts 46 A
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
39° 28°
60% rain up to 0.1″ WSW 23, gusts 36 A
THU Nov. 19 Showers likely Showers likely
36° 28°
60% rain 0.02–0.2″ W 21, gusts 33 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
38° 31°
50% rain up to 0.3″ S 12 B
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 King Cove about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 11,850 miles to the east three days ago, and over the Pacific north of Hawaii a day ago, about 17,060 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,600 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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 2000 Nov. 12–13, 2000

The wettest two days this week has seen

3.96 inches of rain fell in two days, the most for this week of the year since records began in 1942. The next wettest, 2.37 inches, fell in 2004.

2.37″
3.96″
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Cold Bay Area threaded record since 1942.
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THE GROUND

What King Cove stands on

King Cove’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 1,790 ft, a difference of 1,780 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Dutton, about 4,820 ft, 9 miles north.

King Cove, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft KING COVE70 ftHigh point of the line2,770 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 7×.

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

King Cove’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1942 · Cold Bay Airport, 20 mi west-northwest

King Cove has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 57° in August; winter nights fall to about 24° in January. A normal year brings about 67 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 43 inches of water.

33°24°35°26°35°24°40°30°47°35°52°42°56°47°57°48°53°43°46°36°40°31°36°26° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY KING COVE 42.7 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
August, average57° / 48°high / low, the warmest month
January, average33° / 24°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow42.7 inwettest months: November and October
Snow a year67.3 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record78°FAugust 22, 1948
Coldest on record−13°FJanuary 30, 2000
Wettest day on record4.90 inOctober 22, 1968
Snowiest day on record21.4 inNovember 14, 1983
Nights at or below 32°148and 42 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 2, to the last in spring, about May 30 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 3 to April 27; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 King Cove normally reaches 40° and falls to 31°. The record high is 56°, in 2013; the record low 15°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 1.04 in, fell in 1961.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high33°35°35°40°47°52°56°57°53°46°40°36°
Normal low24°26°24°30°35°42°47°48°43°36°31°26°
Rain and melt, in3.383.172.982.702.642.742.513.714.504.934.994.42
Snow, inches12.610.012.86.41.20.00.00.00.02.08.214.1
Record high59° (1947)52° (2026)56° (1974)60° (1948)68° (2006)72° (2001)77° (1960)78° (1948)70° (1960)69° (1964)59° (1986)62° (2021)
Record low−13° (2000)−9° (1947)−13° (1971)4° (1976)18° (2012)27° (2007)32° (2026)32° (2022)26° (1992)6° (1999)1° (1963)−9° (1950)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1942 from the Cold Bay Area threaded record (Cold Bay Airport, 20 miles west-northwest). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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King Cove

833 people, 70 ft above sea level in Aleutians East Borough.

70 ftElevation
833People
25 sq miLand
Sunny 36°
SunnyDew point 27°
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Today in King Cove

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 37° 0%
5p snow 36° 89%
8p rain 37° 68%
11p partly cloudy night 37° 4%
2a mostly cloudy night 36° 14%
5a partly cloudy night 35° 6%
Overcast
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 99%
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Sat100%
Showers likely Showers likely
33
37
A
Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
29
38
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Mon50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
26
36
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Tue90%
Showers likely Showers likely
35
43
A
Wed60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
28
39
A
Thu60%
Showers likely Showers likely
28
36
B
Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
31
38
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2000 · NOV. 12–13, 2000

3.96 inches in two days, the most for this week since 1942.

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What King Cove stands on

King Cove’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 10 ft to 1,790 ft, a difference of 1,780 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Dutton, about 4,820 ft, 9 miles north.

King Cove, south to north King Cove70 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 13×.
Elevation, center70 ft
Within 3 miles10 to 1,790 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,780 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Dutton, 4,820 ft, 9 mi north
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King Cove’s year

King Cove has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 57° in August; winter nights fall to about 24° in January. A normal year brings about 67 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 43 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 42.7 in
August, average57° / 48° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average33° / 24° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow42.7 in · wettest months: November and October
Snow a year67.3 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record78°F · August 22, 1948
Coldest on record−13°F · January 30, 2000
Wettest day on record4.90 in · October 22, 1968
Snowiest day on record21.4 in · November 14, 1983
Nights at or below 32°148 · and 42 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 2, to the last in spring, about May 30 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 3 to April 27; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 King Cove normally reaches 40° and falls to 31°. The record high is 56°, in 2013; the record low 15°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 1.04 in, fell in 1961.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1942 from the Cold Bay Area threaded record (Cold Bay Airport, 20 miles west-northwest). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.