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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

Noatak

570 people, 60 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

60 ftElevation, city center
570People, 2024 estimate
16 sq miLand area
Sunny 19°
Sunny now Dew point 16° · N 7 mph · high 21°
City of Noatak River Interstate 1 miles
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The Noatak 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 Noatak

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Noatak Airport (PAWN) · 11:56 AM
Sunny
19° Sunny Feels like 10° · high of 21° near 2 PM
WindN 7 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 77% this afternoon
Pressure29.49 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 16° · Dry7° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Tonight, about 7 PMin about 7 hours · 95% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Northwest Arctic Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:55 AM4:18 PM ↓
5 h 23 m of daylight, 9 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
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mostly cloudy day
overcast
snow
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overcast
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mostly cloudy night
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partly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
20°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
95% · 0.12 in Saturday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 7 to 16°

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
21° 14°
100% rain — N 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 7°
10% rain — ENE 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 10°
20% rain — NNW 0 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 9°
20% rain — NE 3 C
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 21°
40% rain up to 0.07″ E 15, gusts 28 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
28° 19°
30% rain up to 0.08″ ESE 9 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 17°
40% rain up to 0.1″ ESE 7 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 Noatak about 5,000 feet above the ground was over interior Alaska three days ago, and over the Bering Sea a day ago, about 1,580 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 13,900 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 250 miles to the west. 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 Noatak stands on

Noatak’s center stands about 60 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 50 ft to 130 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Noatak, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft NOATAK60 ftLow point20 ftEli Riverabout 50 ftHigh point of the line1,200 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 16×.

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 Noatak on the Forecast Network

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Noatak

570 people, 60 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

60 ftElevation
570People
16 sq miLand
Sunny 19°
SunnyDew point 16°
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Today in Noatak

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 20° 1%
3p mostly cloudy day 20° 0%
6p overcast 18° 6%
9p snow 18° 95%
12a overcast 18° 5%
3a mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINTonight about 7 PM · 95%
→
Sat100%
Showers likely Showers likely
14
21
A
Sun10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
7
22
A
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
10
18
B
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
9
21
C
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
21
27
C
Thu30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
19
28
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
17
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 Noatak stands on

Noatak’s center stands about 60 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 50 ft to 130 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Noatak, south to north Noatak60 ftEli Riverabout 50 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 31×.
Elevation, center60 ft
Within 3 miles50 to 130 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (80 ft of relief)