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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH

Pleasant Valley

606 people, 610 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

610 ftElevation, city center
606People, 2024 estimate
31 sq miLand area
Sunny 17°
Sunny now Dew point 15° · E 5 mph · high 19°
City of Pleasant Valley River Interstate 1 miles
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The Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Fort Wainwright AAF (PAFB) · 10:55 AM
Sunny
17° Sunny Feels like 10° · high of 19° near 3 PM
WindE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity93%falling to 92% this afternoon
Pressure29.39 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 15° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 28 hours · 51% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.03
LAST RAINNov. 70.02 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Fairbanks North Star Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 11:45 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:20 AM3:44 PM ↓
6 h 24 m of daylight, 7 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
12
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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 8 to 18° ↑ Humid air returns Drier: 13° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 11° / -3°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
19° 10°
0% rain — SE 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
20° 13°
50% rain — N 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 13°
20% rain — N 0 C
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 12°
20% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
25° 21°
0% rain — ENE 10 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30° 17°
0% rain — ESE 9 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
24° 14°
10% rain — NE 5 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 Pleasant Valley about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Arctic Ocean three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 920 miles back along its path. It came down from about 14,700 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Arctic Ocean; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 9,270 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.

THIS WEEK IN 2011 Nov. 17, 2011

The coldest this week has been

−49° on Nov. 17, 2011, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1968. Next is −46° in 1969.

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−49°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the North Pole record since 1968.
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THE GROUND

What Pleasant Valley stands on

Pleasant Valley’s center stands about 610 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 560 ft to 1,390 ft, a difference of 830 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Fourth of July Hill, about 1,890 ft, 15 miles north-northwest.

Pleasant Valley, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft2,000 ft2,500 ft PLEASANT VALLEY610 ftLow point510 ftChena Riverabout 550 ftHigh point of the line2,530 ft ← SW · Moose CreekNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 10×.

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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THE ALMANAC

Pleasant Valley’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1968 · North Pole, 16 mi west-southwest

Pleasant Valley has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 73° in July; winter nights fall to about −16° in January. A normal year brings about 54 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 13 inches of water.

−2°−16°12°−8°26°0°46°22°62°37°72°49°73°52°66°47°55°36°33°19°10°−4°2°−12° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY 12.9 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average73° / 52°high / low, the warmest month
January, average−2° / −16°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow12.9 inwettest months: July and August
Snow a year54.0 insnowiest: November
Hottest on record95°FJune 25, 1983
Coldest on record−67°FJanuary 6, 1975
Wettest day on record2.30 inJune 24, 1992
Snowiest day on record11.5 inNovember 6, 2020
90° days a year1on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°238and 152 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Aug. 28, to the last in spring, about May 24 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 17 to March 27; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 24 to May 2; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJune through August: 7.1 of the year’s 12.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Pleasant Valley normally reaches 10° and falls to −4°. The record high is 41°, in 2013; the record low −41°, in 1973. The most rain on this date, 0.30 in, fell in 1987.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high−2°12°26°46°62°72°73°66°55°33°10°2°
Normal low−16°−8°0°22°37°49°52°47°36°19°−4°−12°
Rain and melt, in0.480.440.320.340.661.912.622.611.420.960.610.48
Snow, inches9.47.25.11.60.40.00.00.01.67.711.89.2
Record high55° (2009)49° (1980)60° (1998)76° (1979)86° (2015)95° (1983)91° (2015)92° (2010)77° (1995)74° (2003)50° (1976)49° (2011)
Record low−67° (1975)−59° (1999)−52° (1971)−32° (1986)6° (1992)22° (2006)31° (1971)21° (1986)−1° (1992)−41° (1975)−51° (1990)−62° (1975)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1968 at North Pole, 16 miles west-southwest, 140 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR

Pleasant Valley

606 people, 610 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

610 ftElevation
606People
31 sq miLand
Sunny 17°
SunnyDew point 15°
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Today in Pleasant Valley

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 14° 0%
2p overcast 18° 0%
5p overcast 18° 0%
8p overcast 17° 0%
11p overcast 15° 0%
2a overcast 15° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 51%
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Cloudy Cloudy
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri10%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 2011 · NOV. 17, 2011

−49°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1968.

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What Pleasant Valley stands on

Pleasant Valley’s center stands about 610 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 560 ft to 1,390 ft, a difference of 830 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Fourth of July Hill, about 1,890 ft, 15 miles north-northwest.

Pleasant Valley, southwest to northeast Pleasant Valley610 ftChena Riverabout 550 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 18×.
Elevation, center610 ft
Within 3 miles560 to 1,390 ft
Lie of the landHilly (830 ft of relief)
High point nearbyFourth of July Hill, 1,890 ft, 15 mi north-northwest
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Pleasant Valley’s year

Pleasant Valley has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 73° in July; winter nights fall to about −16° in January. A normal year brings about 54 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 13 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 12.9 in
July, average73° / 52° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average−2° / −16° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow12.9 in · wettest months: July and August
Snow a year54.0 in · snowiest: November
Hottest on record95°F · June 25, 1983
Coldest on record−67°F · January 6, 1975
Wettest day on record2.30 in · June 24, 1992
Snowiest day on record11.5 in · November 6, 2020
90° days a year1 · on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°238 · and 152 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Aug. 28, to the last in spring, about May 24 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 17 to March 27; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 24 to May 2; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · June through August: 7.1 of the year’s 12.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Pleasant Valley normally reaches 10° and falls to −4°. The record high is 41°, in 2013; the record low −41°, in 1973. The most rain on this date, 0.30 in, fell in 1987.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1968 at North Pole, 16 miles west-southwest, 140 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.