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ALASKA · BETHEL CENSUS AREA

Napakiak

345 people, 2 ft above sea level in Bethel Census Area.

2 ftElevation, city center
345People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 19°
Sunny now Dew point 17° · S 3 mph · high 20°
City of Napakiak River Interstate 1 miles
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The Napakiak 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 Napakiak

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Bethel Airport (PABE) · 12:53 PM
Sunny
19° Sunny Feels like 14° · high of 20° near 1 PM
WindS 3 mphno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.60 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 17° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tuesday50% 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 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:48 AM5:16 PM ↓
7 h 28 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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 to 18°

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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
20° 11°
0% rain — SSW 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 11°
0% rain — NNE 10 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23° 12°
0% rain — WNW 17, gusts 29 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
22° 16°
50% rain — E 12 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
33° 27°
40% rain up to 0.09″ SSE 18, gusts 30 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 24°
40% rain up to 0.07″ S 18, gusts 30 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30° 21°
20% rain — S 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 Napakiak about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 10,870 miles to the east three days ago, about 13,790 miles back along its path. It came down from about 11,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the North Slope; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 15,250 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.

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.

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

What Napakiak stands on

Napakiak’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 140 ft, a difference of 140 ft: gently rolling country.

Napakiak, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft NAPAKIAK2 ftLow pointsea levelHigh point of the line170 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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THE ALMANAC

Napakiak’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1923 · Bethel Airport, 7 mi northeast

Napakiak 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 NAPAKIAK 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 Napakiak 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, 7 miles northeast, 100 ft higher). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Napakiak

345 people, 2 ft above sea level in Bethel Census Area.

2 ftElevation
345People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 19°
SunnyDew point 17°
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Today in Napakiak

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 20° 0%
4p partly cloudy day 18° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 16° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 15° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 14° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 13° 0%
Rain
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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 Napakiak stands on

Napakiak’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 140 ft, a difference of 140 ft: gently rolling country.

Napakiak, southwest to northeast Napakiak2 ftHigh point170 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center2 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 140 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (140 ft of relief)
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Napakiak’s year

Napakiak 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 Napakiak 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, 7 miles northeast, 100 ft higher). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.