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Shaded-relief map of Point Lay, Alaska: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
ALASKA · NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

Point Lay

330 people, 18 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

18 ftElevation, city center
330People, 2024 estimate
29 sq miLand area
Sunny 12°
Sunny now Dew point 10° · ENE 32 mph · high 11°
City of Point Lay River Interstate 1 miles
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The Point Lay 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 Lay

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Point Lay LRRS Airport (PPIZ) · 12:42 PM
Sunny
12° Sunny Feels like -10° · high of 11° near 12 PM
WindENE 32 mphgusts 41
Humidity92%falling to 83% this afternoon
Pressure29.73 in →steady
Visibility2 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 10° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Windy
Tomorrow, about 2 AMin about 13 hours · 53% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 10.01 in · 13 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
↑ 11:29 AM3:42 PM ↓
4 h 12 m of daylight, 12 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
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windy
windy
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windy
snow
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
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
11°
10°
10°
9°
12°
12°
CHANCE OF RAIN
53% · 0.04 in Sunday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
26
28
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 5 to 12°

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
11° 6°
0% rain — ENE 27, gusts 41 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
13° 4°
50% rain — E 16, gusts 38 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
13° 6°
20% rain — ENE 13 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19° 5°
20% rain — SSW 9 C
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
17° 9°
10% rain — E 21, gusts 30 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 12°
10% rain — E 12 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 13°
20% rain — S 10 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 Lay about 5,000 feet above the ground was over interior Alaska three days ago, about 1,090 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 10,400 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 280 miles to the southwest. 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 Point Lay stands on

Point Lay’s center stands about 18 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 70 ft, a difference of 70 ft: gently rolling country.

Point Lay, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft POINT LAY18 ftKokolik Riversea levelHigh point of the line130 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

Point Lay

330 people, 18 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

18 ftElevation
330People
29 sq miLand
Sunny 12°
SunnyDew point 10°
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Today in Point Lay

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now windy 11° 0%
3p windy 11° 0%
6p windy 11° 0%
9p windy 10° 0%
12a windy 11° 0%
3a snow 12° 48%
Windy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 AM · 53%
→
Sat0%
Cloudy Cloudy
6
11
A
Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
4
13
B
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
6
13
B
Tue20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
5
19
C
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
9
17
C
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
12
20
C
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
13
22
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 Lay stands on

Point Lay’s center stands about 18 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 70 ft, a difference of 70 ft: gently rolling country.

Point Lay, northwest to southeast Point Lay18 ftKokolik Riversea levelHigh point130 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center18 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 70 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (70 ft of relief)