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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

Noorvik

625 people, 4 ft below sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

-4 ftElevation, city center
625People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 21°
Clear now Dew point 20° · WSW 3 mph · high 22°
City of Noorvik River Interstate 1 miles
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The Noorvik 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 Noorvik

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Noorvik (PFNO) · 9:56 AM
Clear
21° Clear Feels like 16° · high of 22° near 4 PM
WindWSW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity96%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.49 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 20° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, about 1 PMin about 3 hours · 67% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 110.04 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Northwest Arctic Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 10:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:37 AM4:19 PM ↓
5 h 42 m of daylight, 8 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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snow
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mostly cloudy night
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rain
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TEMPERATURE °F
19°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
67% · 0.05 in Saturday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 14 to 19°

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
22° 18°
70% rain — NNE 2 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 14°
10% rain — E 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
22° 17°
30% rain — NW 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
22° 13°
30% rain — ENE 3 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 23°
40% rain up to 0.09″ E 24, gusts 36 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
28° 21°
40% rain up to 0.05″ E 15 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 18°
40% rain up to 0.05″ ESE 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 Noorvik about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 160 miles to the northwest three days ago, about 1,520 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 12,700 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the North Slope; at 10,000 feet, from the Bering Sea. 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.

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THE GROUND

What Noorvik stands on

Noorvik’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from -10 ft to 50 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Hotham Peak, about 1,640 ft, 10 miles east-southeast.

Noorvik, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft250 ft500 ft750 ft1,000 ft NOORVIK-4 ftHigh point of the line1,040 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 18×.

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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Noorvik

625 people, 4 ft below sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

-4 ftElevation
625People
1 sq miLand
Clear 21°
ClearDew point 20°
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Today in Noorvik

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 19° 7%
1p snow 21° 47%
4p snow 22° 58%
7p overcast 21° 8%
10p overcast 21° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 21° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 67%
→
Sat70%
Showers likely Showers likely
18
22
A
Sun10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
14
22
A
Mon30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
17
22
B
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
13
22
B
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
23
27
B
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
21
28
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
18
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 Noorvik stands on

Noorvik’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from -10 ft to 50 ft, a difference of 60 ft: nearly flat ground. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Hotham Peak, about 1,640 ft, 10 miles east-southeast.

Noorvik, northwest to southeast Noorvik-4 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 35×.
Elevation, center-4 ft
Within 3 miles-10 to 50 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (60 ft of relief)
High point nearbyHotham Peak, 1,640 ft, 10 mi east-southeast