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ALASKA · KUSILVAK CENSUS AREA

Pilot Station

587 people, 20 ft above sea level in Kusilvak Census Area.

20 ftElevation, city center
587People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 20°
Sunny now Dew point 18° · WSW 6 mph · high 19°
City of Pilot Station River Interstate 1 miles
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The Pilot Station 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 Pilot Station

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW St. Mary's Airport (PASM) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
20° Sunny Feels like 12° · high of 19° near 2 PM
WindWSW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.57 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 18° · Dry9° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tuesday60% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 310.08 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kusilvak Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:00 AM5:11 PM ↓
7 h 11 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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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 9 to 20°

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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19° 12°
0% rain — WSW 4 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
18° 15°
0% rain — N 5 C
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 14°
0% rain — WNW 13, gusts 25 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
21° 18°
60% rain up to 0.06″ E 15 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
32° 27°
60% rain up to 0.09″ SE 21, gusts 32 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
31° 25°
40% rain up to 0.09″ SSE 17, gusts 28 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
29° 23°
10% rain — S 10 B
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 Pilot Station about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 13,720 miles to the east three days ago, and over the open Pacific a day ago, about 18,830 miles back along its path. It came down from about 10,700 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 15,190 miles to the east. 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 Pilot Station stands on

Pilot Station’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 420 ft, a difference of 400 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Andreafsky Mountain, about 640 ft, 15 miles west-northwest.

Pilot Station, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft200 ft400 ft PILOT STATION20 ftKashunuk Riverabout 40 ftLow point20 ftHigh point of the line540 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 37×.

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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Pilot Station

587 people, 20 ft above sea level in Kusilvak Census Area.

20 ftElevation
587People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 20°
SunnyDew point 18°
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Today in Pilot Station

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 19° 0%
5p mostly clear night 18° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 15° 0%
11p partly cloudy night 14° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 14° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 12° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINTuesday · 60%
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Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Tue60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Wed60%
Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
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Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri10%
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 Pilot Station stands on

Pilot Station’s center stands about 20 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 420 ft, a difference of 400 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Andreafsky Mountain, about 640 ft, 15 miles west-northwest.

Pilot Station, southwest to northeast Pilot Station20 ftKashunuk Riverabout 40 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 71×.
Elevation, center20 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 420 ft
Lie of the landHilly (400 ft of relief)
High point nearbyAndreafsky Mountain, 640 ft, 15 mi west-northwest