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ALASKA · NOME CENSUS AREA

Koyuk

299 people, 20 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

20 ftElevation, city center
299People, 2024 estimate
5 sq miLand area
Snow 20°
Snow now Dew point 18° · WNW 3 mph · high 23°
City of Koyuk River Interstate 1 miles
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The Koyuk 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 Koyuk

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Koyuk Airport (PAKK) · 11:56 AM
Snow
20° Snow Feels like 15° · high of 23° near 2 PM
WindWNW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.44 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 18° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, around noonin about 1 hours · 78% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nome Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:17 AM4:40 PM ↓
6 h 22 m of daylight, 7 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% 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
Noon
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overcast
mostly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
TEMPERATURE °F
22°
19°
19°
16°
22°
15°
CHANCE OF RAIN
78% · 0.10 in Saturday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 12 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 Showers likely Showers likely
23° 19°
80% rain — NNW 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 15°
0% rain — N 3 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 15°
20% rain — NW 6 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18° 13°
0% rain — NE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
29° 26°
40% rain up to 0.09″ ESE 12, gusts 25 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
29° 24°
20% rain — SE 8 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 22°
30% rain — SSE 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 Koyuk about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 11,260 miles to the east three days ago, about 14,640 miles back along its path. It came down from about 15,000 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 10,210 miles to the east. 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.

MILE2
THE GROUND

What Koyuk stands on

Koyuk’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 600 ft, a difference of 600 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles.

Koyuk, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft250 ft500 ft750 ft KOYUK20 ftHigh point of the line990 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 19×.

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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Koyuk

299 people, 20 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

20 ftElevation
299People
5 sq miLand
Snow 20°
SnowDew point 18°
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Today in Koyuk

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now snow 22° 78%
3p snow 23° 62%
6p snow 22° 60%
9p overcast 22° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 21° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 21° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday around noon · 78%
→
Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
19
23
A
Sun0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15
21
B
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15
22
B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
13
18
B
Wed40%
Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
26
29
C
Thu20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24
29
C
Fri30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22
27
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Koyuk stands on

Koyuk’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 600 ft, a difference of 600 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles.

Koyuk, south to north Koyuk20 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 37×.
Elevation, center20 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 600 ft
Lie of the landHilly (600 ft of relief)