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ALASKA · BETHEL CENSUS AREA

Kwethluk

780 people, 15 ft above sea level in Bethel Census Area.

15 ftElevation, city center
780People, 2024 estimate
10 sq miLand area
Sunny 16°
Sunny now Dew point 15° · W 6 mph · high 20°
City of Kwethluk River Interstate 1 miles
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The Kwethluk 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 Kwethluk

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Bethel Airport (PABE) · 10:53 AM
Sunny
16° Sunny Feels like 7° · high of 20° near 2 PM
WindW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity96%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.61 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 15° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tuesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.01 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Bethel Census Area
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 11:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:46 AM5:14 PM ↓
7 h 27 m of daylight, 5 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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 to 21°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 24° / 13°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 11°
0% rain — WSW 4 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 12°
0% rain — NNE 10 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23° 12°
0% rain — NW 17, gusts 30 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
21° 15°
40% rain — E 10 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
33° 27°
50% rain up to 0.1″ SE 18, gusts 31 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 23°
30% rain up to 0.07″ S 18, gusts 29 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
29° 20°
10% rain — SSW 10 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 Kwethluk about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 9,920 miles to the east three days ago, and over the Bering Sea a day ago, about 12,380 miles back along its path. It came down from about 18,800 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 1996 Nov. 15, 1996

The hottest this week has been

47° on Nov. 15, 1996, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1923. Next is 46° in 2014.

46°
47°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Bethel Area threaded record since 1923.
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THE GROUND

What Kwethluk stands on

Kwethluk’s center stands about 15 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 60 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country.

Kwethluk, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft KWETHLUK15 ftKuskokwim Riversea levelKwethluk Riverabout 10 ftHigh point of the line120 ft ← NWSE →

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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THE ALMANAC

Kwethluk’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1923 · Bethel Airport, 13 mi west

Kwethluk has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 64° in July; winter nights fall to about 1° in January. A normal year brings about 64 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 20 inches of water.

13°1°20°6°22°7°37°21°52°34°62°44°64°49°61°47°53°39°38°26°24°13°16°4° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY KWETHLUK 19.7 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average64° / 49°high / low, the warmest month
January, average13° / 1°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow19.7 inwettest months: August and September
Snow a year64.0 insnowiest: November
Hottest on record90°FJune 17, 1926
Coldest on record−52°FJanuary 25, 1947
Wettest day on record2.30 inAugust 12, 1951
Snowiest day on record17.6 inJanuary 3, 1952
Nights at or below 32°215and 131 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 21, to the last in spring, about May 23 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 26 to April 9; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 3 to May 9; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJuly through September: 8.8 of the year’s 19.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kwethluk normally reaches 24° and falls to 13°. The record high is 46°, in 1996; the record low −21°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 0.43 in, fell in 1938.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high13°20°22°37°52°62°64°61°53°38°24°16°
Normal low1°6°7°21°34°44°49°47°39°26°13°4°
Rain and melt, in0.770.880.740.791.211.772.573.362.891.841.801.06
Snow, inches9.48.18.86.01.90.00.00.00.53.913.212.2
Record high49° (1942)51° (1927)53° (1934)63° (2016)80° (1993)90° (1926)89° (2019)87° (2003)76° (1935)65° (1954)60° (1936)49° (2007)
Record low−52° (1947)−45° (1947)−42° (1956)−31° (1956)−5° (1949)28° (1962)30° (1934)28° (1984)18° (1970)−6° (2001)−31° (1939)−44° (1948)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1923 from the Bethel Area threaded record (Bethel Airport, 13 miles west). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Kwethluk

780 people, 15 ft above sea level in Bethel Census Area.

15 ftElevation
780People
10 sq miLand
Sunny 16°
SunnyDew point 15°
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Today in Kwethluk

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 16° 0%
2p partly cloudy day 20° 0%
5p partly cloudy night 18° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 16° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 14° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINTuesday · 40%
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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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.
THIS WEEK IN 1996 · NOV. 15, 1996

47°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1923.

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What Kwethluk stands on

Kwethluk’s center stands about 15 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 60 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country.

Kwethluk, northwest to southeast Kwethluk15 ftKuskokwim Riversea levelKwethluk Riverabout 10 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center15 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 60 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (60 ft of relief)
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Kwethluk’s year

Kwethluk has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 64° in July; winter nights fall to about 1° in January. A normal year brings about 64 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 20 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 19.7 in
July, average64° / 49° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average13° / 1° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow19.7 in · wettest months: August and September
Snow a year64.0 in · snowiest: November
Hottest on record90°F · June 17, 1926
Coldest on record−52°F · January 25, 1947
Wettest day on record2.30 in · August 12, 1951
Snowiest day on record17.6 in · January 3, 1952
Nights at or below 32°215 · and 131 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 21, to the last in spring, about May 23 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 26 to April 9; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 3 to May 9; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · July through September: 8.8 of the year’s 19.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Kwethluk normally reaches 24° and falls to 13°. The record high is 46°, in 1996; the record low −21°, in 1977. The most rain on this date, 0.43 in, fell in 1938.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1923 from the Bethel Area threaded record (Bethel Airport, 13 miles west). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.