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ALASKA · LAKE AND PENINSULA BOROUGH

Newhalen

149 people, 70 ft above sea level in Lake and Peninsula Borough.

70 ftElevation, city center
149People, 2024 estimate
6 sq miLand area
Sunny 27°
Sunny now Dew point 17° · WNW 9 mph · high 24°
City of Newhalen River Interstate 1 miles
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The Newhalen 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 Newhalen

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Iliamna Airport (PAIL) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
27° Sunny Feels like 18° · high of 24° near 2 PM
WindWNW 9 mphno gusts
Humidity66%falling to 71% this afternoon
Pressure29.45 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 17° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Monday, about 10 AMin about 43 hours · 33% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.03 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.1
LAST RAINNov. 120.07 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lake and Peninsula Borough
NWS Anchorage and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:13 AM4:54 PM ↓
7 h 40 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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
33% · 0.00 in Monday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 to 18°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 33° / 21°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
24° 17°
0% rain — WNW 12 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23° 18°
0% rain — NW 7 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
25° 21°
30% rain — NW 13, gusts 26 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
30° 25°
20% rain — E 1 C
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
39° 32°
90% rain 0.2–0.9″ ESE 26, gusts 49 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
36° 30°
60% rain up to 0.2″ ESE 8 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
33° 26°
40% rain — N 5 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 Newhalen about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 60 miles to the west three days ago, and over the Gulf of Alaska a day ago, about 340 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. 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. 17, 2014

The hottest this week has been

51° on Nov. 17, 2014, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1920. Next is 51° in 2018.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Iliamna Airport record since 1920.
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THE GROUND

What Newhalen stands on

Newhalen’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 40 ft to 200 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Roadhouse Mountain, about 3,200 ft, 12 miles northeast.

Newhalen, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft NEWHALEN70 ftLow point40 ftHigh point of the line3,090 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 6×.

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

Newhalen’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1920 · Iliamna Airport, 2 mi north-northwest

Newhalen has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 65° in July; winter nights fall to about 12° in January. About 25 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

25°12°30°16°32°16°43°29°55°38°62°45°65°51°64°50°56°43°45°32°33°21°28°15° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY NEWHALEN 25.0 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average65° / 51°high / low, the warmest month
January, average25° / 12°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year25.0 inwettest months: September and August
Hottest on record91°FJune 27, 1953
Coldest on record−47°FJanuary 22, 1947
Wettest day on record3.50 inAugust 7, 1985
Snowiest day on record20.0 inDecember 17, 1971
Nights at or below 32°168and 81 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarcticKöppen Dsc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 28, to the last in spring, about May 13 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingNov. 17 to March 24; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingOct. 16 to April 21; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJuly through September: 12.2 of the year’s 25.0 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Newhalen normally reaches 33° and falls to 21°. The record high is 47°, in 2014; the record low −10°, in 1956. The most rain on this date, 0.86 in, fell in 1986.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high25°30°32°43°55°62°65°64°56°45°33°28°
Normal low12°16°16°29°38°45°51°50°43°32°21°15°
Rain, inches0.901.060.840.831.191.513.084.145.012.842.161.45
Record high57° (2014)50° (2025)52° (2015)67° (2005)80° (2014)91° (1953)86° (2019)83° (1968)75° (2018)66° (1976)52° (2002)49° (2019)
Record low−47° (1947)−46° (1947)−30° (1971)−30° (1920)4° (1949)28° (1922)30° (1921)22° (1922)20° (1921)−4° (1985)−20° (1963)−31° (1975)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1920 at Iliamna Airport, 2 miles north-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ALASKA · LAKE AND PENINSULA

Newhalen

149 people, 70 ft above sea level in Lake and Peninsula Borough.

70 ftElevation
149People
6 sq miLand
Sunny 27°
SunnyDew point 17°
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Today in Newhalen

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 24° 0%
5p mostly clear night 22° 0%
8p mostly clear night 21° 0%
11p mostly clear night 19° 0%
2a mostly clear night 18° 0%
5a mostly clear night 18° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINMonday about 10 AM · 33%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Sun0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Mon30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Tue20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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C
Wed90%
Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
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Thu60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri40%
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. 17, 2014

51°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1920.

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What Newhalen stands on

Newhalen’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 40 ft to 200 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Roadhouse Mountain, about 3,200 ft, 12 miles northeast.

Newhalen, southwest to northeast Newhalen70 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 12×.
Elevation, center70 ft
Within 3 miles40 to 200 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (160 ft of relief)
High point nearbyRoadhouse Mountain, 3,200 ft, 12 mi northeast
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Newhalen’s year

Newhalen has a dry-summer subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 65° in July; winter nights fall to about 12° in January. About 25 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 25.0 in
July, average65° / 51° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average25° / 12° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year25.0 in · wettest months: September and August
Hottest on record91°F · June 27, 1953
Coldest on record−47°F · January 22, 1947
Wettest day on record3.50 in · August 7, 1985
Snowiest day on record20.0 in · December 17, 1971
Nights at or below 32°168 · and 81 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeDry-summer subarctic · Köppen Dsc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 28, to the last in spring, about May 13 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Nov. 17 to March 24; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Oct. 16 to April 21; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · July through September: 12.2 of the year’s 25.0 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Newhalen normally reaches 33° and falls to 21°. The record high is 47°, in 2014; the record low −10°, in 1956. The most rain on this date, 0.86 in, fell in 1986.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1920 at Iliamna Airport, 2 miles north-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.