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ALASKA · NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

Nuiqsut

486 people, 9 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

9 ftElevation, city center
486People, 2024 estimate
9 sq miLand area
Clear 12°
Clear now Dew point 8° · ENE 29 mph · high 16°
City of Nuiqsut River Interstate 1 miles
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The Nuiqsut 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 Nuiqsut

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Nuiqsut Airport (PAQT) · 9:53 AM
Clear
12° Clear Feels like -9° · high of 16° near 6 PM
WindENE 29 mphgusts 44
Humidity84%falling to 80% this afternoon
Pressure29.83 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 8° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Fog
Tomorrow, about 1 AMin about 14 hours · 30% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 290.01 in · 16 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Blizzard WarningBlizzard Warning issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 3:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Blizzard WarningBlizzard Warning issued November 14 at 9:54AM AKST until November 15 at 7:00AM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 10:45 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:52 AM2:45 PM ↓
3 h 53 m of daylight, 13 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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windy
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overcast
mostly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
30% · 0.01 in Sunday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 8 to 15°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 9° / -6°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
16° 12°
20% rain — ENE 23, gusts 44 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
17° 14°
30% rain — E 19, gusts 45 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 9°
10% rain — ENE 20, gusts 38 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15° 9°
20% rain — SSE 6 C
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
17° 11°
0% rain — E 16, gusts 30 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 13°
10% rain — E 12 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 12°
10% rain — S 8 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 Nuiqsut about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 8,630 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 10,360 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Arctic Ocean; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,420 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.

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THE GROUND

What Nuiqsut stands on

Nuiqsut’s center stands about 9 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 60 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country.

Nuiqsut, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft NUIQSUT9 ftColville Riversea levelHigh point of the line160 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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ALASKA · NORTH SLOPE

Nuiqsut

486 people, 9 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

9 ftElevation
486People
9 sq miLand
Clear 12°
ClearDew point 8°
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Today in Nuiqsut

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 13° 0%
1p windy 14° 0%
4p fog 15° 0%
7p fog 16° 0%
10p windy 16° 5%
1a snow 15° 30%
Fog
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 1 AM · 30%
→
Sat20%
Cloudy Cloudy
12
16
A
Sun30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
14
17
B
Mon10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
9
19
A
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
9
15
C
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
11
17
C
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
13
20
C
Fri10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
12
21
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Nuiqsut stands on

Nuiqsut’s center stands about 9 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 60 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country.

Nuiqsut, northwest to southeast Nuiqsut9 ftColville Riversea levelHigh point160 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center9 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 60 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (60 ft of relief)