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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK CENSUS AREA

Nulato

225 people, 240 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

240 ftElevation, city center
225People, 2024 estimate
41 sq miLand area
Snow 23°
Snow now Dew point 21° · N 3 mph · high 22°
City of Nulato River Interstate 1 miles
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The Nulato 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 Nulato

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Koyuk Airport (PAKK) · 3:23 PM
Snow
23° Snow Feels like 18° · high of 22° near 3 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity93%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure29.41 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 21° · Dry10° by Tuesday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, about 3 PMin about 1 hours · 65% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Special Weather StatementSpecial Weather Statement issued November 14 at 3:08PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 12:07PM AKST until November 14 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
! Winter Weather AdvisoryWinter Weather Advisory issued November 14 at 12:07PM AKST until November 14 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:03 AM4:31 PM ↓
6 h 27 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% 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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
65% · 0.06 in Saturday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 to 20° Drier: 10° by Tuesday

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°
60% rain — W 4 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 14°
0% rain — NNE 4 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 13°
20% rain — WNW 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18° 13°
0% rain — NE 5 C
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
29° 25°
40% rain up to 0.1″ E 16, gusts 30 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 23°
30% rain — ESE 10 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 21°
30% rain — SSE 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 Nulato about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Bering Sea three days ago, about 990 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 10,000 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from southcentral 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.

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THE GROUND

What Nulato stands on

Nulato’s center stands about 240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 110 ft to 1,030 ft, a difference of 920 ft: steep hill country.

Nulato, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft NULATO240 ftHigh point of the line1,870 ftSouth Fork Nulato Riverabout 240 ftYukon Riverabout 110 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 11×.

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

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ALASKA · YUKON-KOYUKUK

Nulato

225 people, 240 ft above sea level in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area.

240 ftElevation
225People
41 sq miLand
Snow 23°
SnowDew point 21°
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Today in Nulato

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now snow 22° 58%
6p snow 22° 63%
9p overcast 21° 2%
12a mostly cloudy night 20° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 20° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 65%
→
Sat60%
Showers likely Showers likely
18
22
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Sun0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
14
19
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Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
13
22
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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C
Wed40%
Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
25
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C
Thu30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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C
Fri30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Nulato stands on

Nulato’s center stands about 240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 110 ft to 1,030 ft, a difference of 920 ft: steep hill country.

Nulato, west to east Nulato240 ftSouth Fork Nulato Riverabout 240 ftYukon Riverabout 110 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 21×.
Elevation, center240 ft
Within 3 miles110 to 1,030 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (920 ft of relief)