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ALASKA · BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH

King Salmon

307 people, 70 ft above sea level in Bristol Bay Borough.

70 ftElevation, city center
307People, 2024 estimate
167 sq miLand area
Sunny 23°
Sunny now Dew point 15° · NNW 9 mph · high 22°
City of King Salmon River Interstate 2 miles
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The King Salmon 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 Salmon

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW King Salmon Airport (PAKN) · 11:54 AM
Sunny
23° Sunny Feels like 13° · high of 22° near 12 PM
WindNNW 9 mphno gusts
Humidity71%falling to 74% this afternoon
Pressure29.53 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 15° · Dry6° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 120.05 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Bristol Bay Borough
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:14 AM5:06 PM ↓
7 h 52 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
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MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 6 to 16°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 32° / 18°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
22° 8°
0% rain — NNW 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18° 12°
0% rain — N 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23° 15°
10% rain — NNW 14, gusts 28 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
25° 21°
20% rain — E 5 C
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
37° 27°
70% rain 0.02–0.4″ SE 15, gusts 26 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 25°
30% rain up to 0.09″ S 10 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
30° 21°
30% rain — N 6 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 King Salmon about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Bering Sea three days ago, about 1,090 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,300 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 2014 Nov. 13, 2014

The hottest this week has been

51° on Nov. 13, 2014, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1917. Next is 51° in 2018.

51°
51°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the King Salmon Area threaded record since 1917.
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THE GROUND

What King Salmon stands on

King Salmon’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 100 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

King Salmon, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft200 ft400 ft600 ft KING SALMON70 ftHigh point of the line620 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 31×.

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 Salmon’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1917 · King Salmon Airport

King Salmon has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 65° in July; winter nights fall to about 10° in January. A normal year brings about 47 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 21 inches of water.

23°10°29°15°32°15°44°28°55°36°62°43°65°49°63°48°56°41°44°29°32°18°26°11° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY KING SALMON 21.4 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average65° / 49°high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 10°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow21.4 inwettest months: September and August
Snow a year47.4 insnowiest: December
Hottest on record89°FJuly 4, 2019
Coldest on record−48°FJanuary 28, 1989
Wettest day on record1.83 inJuly 29, 1928
Snowiest day on record26.0 inFebruary 10, 1920
Nights at or below 32°192and 80 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 4, to the last in spring, about June 2 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 12 to March 22; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 8 to April 25; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJuly through September: 9.1 of the year’s 21.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 King Salmon normally reaches 32° and falls to 18°. The record high is 50°, in 2014; the record low −26°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 0.58 in, fell in 2024.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high23°29°32°44°55°62°65°63°56°44°32°26°
Normal low10°15°15°28°36°43°49°48°41°29°18°11°
Rain and melt, in0.930.910.761.041.441.832.463.263.402.311.721.38
Snow, inches8.67.27.24.40.60.00.00.00.02.56.710.2
Record high53° (2007)57° (1991)59° (1934)69° (2005)85° (2006)88° (1953)89° (2019)84° (1968)76° (2018)67° (1954)56° (1986)54° (2013)
Record low−48° (1989)−43° (2006)−42° (1971)−19° (1956)4° (1945)27° (2006)31° (2013)25° (1984)13° (2021)−12° (1983)−28° (2021)−38° (2001)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1917 from the King Salmon Area threaded record (King Salmon Airport, here). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ALASKA · BRISTOL BAY

King Salmon

307 people, 70 ft above sea level in Bristol Bay Borough.

70 ftElevation
307People
167 sq miLand
Sunny 23°
SunnyDew point 15°
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Today in King Salmon

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 22° 0%
3p mostly sunny 22° 0%
6p mostly clear night 18° 0%
9p mostly clear night 14° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 12° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 10° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 70%
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Mon10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Wed70%
Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
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Thu30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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.
THIS WEEK IN 2014 · NOV. 13, 2014

51°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1917.

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What King Salmon stands on

King Salmon’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 100 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

King Salmon, southwest to northeast King Salmon70 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 59×.
Elevation, center70 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 100 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (100 ft of relief)
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King Salmon’s year

King Salmon has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 65° in July; winter nights fall to about 10° in January. A normal year brings about 47 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 21 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 21.4 in
July, average65° / 49° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average23° / 10° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow21.4 in · wettest months: September and August
Snow a year47.4 in · snowiest: December
Hottest on record89°F · July 4, 2019
Coldest on record−48°F · January 28, 1989
Wettest day on record1.83 in · July 29, 1928
Snowiest day on record26.0 in · February 10, 1920
Nights at or below 32°192 · and 80 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 4, to the last in spring, about June 2 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 12 to March 22; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 8 to April 25; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · July through September: 9.1 of the year’s 21.4 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 King Salmon normally reaches 32° and falls to 18°. The record high is 50°, in 2014; the record low −26°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 0.58 in, fell in 2024.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1917 from the King Salmon Area threaded record (King Salmon Airport, here). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.