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ALASKA · NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

Point Hope

780 people, 14 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

14 ftElevation, city center
780People, 2024 estimate
5 sq miLand area
Sunny 15°
Sunny now Dew point 12° · E 8 mph · high 21°
City of Point Hope River Interstate 1 miles
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The Point Hope 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 Point Hope

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Point Hope Airport (PAPO) · 11:56 AM
Sunny
15° Sunny Feels like 4° · high of 21° near 12 PM
WindE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity87%falling to 80% this afternoon
Pressure29.56 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 12° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 2 AMin about 13 hours · 52% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 280.32 in · 17 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 12:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 11:20 AM4:21 PM ↓
5 h 1 m of daylight, 9 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
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
Noon
3p
6p
9p
Mid
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9a
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6p
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6p
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3a
6a
9a
overcast
overcast
overcast
overcast
overcast
overcast
windy
windy
windy
rain
rain
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
TEMPERATURE °F
21°
20°
24°
20°
22°
20°
CHANCE OF RAIN
68% · 0.00 in Sunday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
13
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 13 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 Cloudy Cloudy
21° 16°
0% rain — NE 13 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
26° 20°
70% rain 0.02–0.08″ SE 21, gusts 28 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25° 19°
20% rain — N 12 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
25° 18°
20% rain — SSW 8 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
28° 23°
40% rain up to 0.08″ ESE 23, gusts 31 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
29° 23°
20% rain — SE 18, gusts 25 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
29° 22°
40% rain up to 0.07″ SSW 18 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 Point Hope about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the North Slope three days ago, and over the Bering Sea a day ago, about 1,740 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 15,600 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 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 Point Hope stands on

Point Hope’s center stands about 14 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 20 ft, a difference of 20 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Point Hope, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft POINT HOPE14 ftHigh point of the line90 ft ← WE →

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

Point Hope

780 people, 14 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

14 ftElevation
780People
5 sq miLand
Sunny 15°
SunnyDew point 12°
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Today in Point Hope

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 21° 0%
3p overcast 19° 0%
6p mostly cloudy night 17° 0%
9p overcast 18° 1%
12a overcast 19° 3%
3a overcast 20° 24%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 AM · 52%
→
Sat0%
Cloudy Cloudy
16
21
A
Sun70%
Showers likely Showers likely
20
26
A
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19
25
B
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18
25
B
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
23
28
B
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23
29
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
22
29
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Point Hope stands on

Point Hope’s center stands about 14 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 20 ft, a difference of 20 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Point Hope, west to east Point Hope14 ftHigh point90 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center14 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 20 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (20 ft of relief)