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ALASKA · BETHEL CENSUS AREA

Kongiganak

486 people, 30 ft above sea level in Bethel Census Area.

30 ftElevation, city center
486People, 2024 estimate
13 sq miLand area
Sunny 22°
Sunny now Dew point 22° · ENE 5 mph · high 21°
City of Kongiganak River Interstate 1 miles
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The Kongiganak 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 Kongiganak

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Quinhagak Airport (PAQH) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
22° Sunny Feels like 16° · high of 21° near 2 PM
WindENE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.61 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 22° · Dry8° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tuesday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 40.13 in · 10 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Bethel Census Area
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:47 AM5:24 PM ↓
7 h 37 m of daylight, 5 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
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WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 8 to 21°

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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 11°
0% rain — E 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 14°
0% rain — NNE 9 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
25° 16°
0% rain — NNW 21, gusts 31 B
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely Showers likely
27° 23°
70% rain up to 0.07″ ESE 24, gusts 37 C
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
35° 30°
50% rain up to 0.1″ SSE 24, gusts 33 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
34° 28°
50% rain up to 0.1″ S 24, gusts 32 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
32° 26°
20% rain — S 13 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 Kongiganak about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 13,870 miles to the east three days ago, and over the open Pacific a day ago, about 16,410 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. 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.

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THE GROUND

What Kongiganak stands on

Kongiganak’s center stands about 30 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 40 ft, a difference of 40 ft: nearly flat ground.

Kongiganak, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft KONGIGANAK30 ftKongnignanohk Riverabout 10 ftIshkowik Riverabout 10 ft ← SWNE →

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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ON THE NETWORK

Around Kongiganak on the Forecast Network

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Kongiganak

486 people, 30 ft above sea level in Bethel Census Area.

30 ftElevation
486People
13 sq miLand
Sunny 22°
SunnyDew point 22°
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Today in Kongiganak

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 21° 0%
5p mostly clear night 19° 0%
8p mostly clear night 16° 0%
11p mostly clear night 14° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 13° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 12° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINTuesday · 70%
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Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
11
21
A
Sun0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
14
19
B
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
16
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B
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
23
27
C
Wed50%
Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
30
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B
Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
28
34
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Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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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 Kongiganak stands on

Kongiganak’s center stands about 30 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 40 ft, a difference of 40 ft: nearly flat ground.

Kongiganak, southwest to northeast Kongiganak30 ftKongnignanohk Riverabout 10 ftIshkowik Riverabout 10 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center30 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 40 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (40 ft of relief)