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

Prudhoe Bay

1,310 people, 17 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

17 ftElevation, city center
1,310People, 2024 estimate
390 sq miLand area
Fog 16°
Fog now Dew point 14° · ENE 37 mph · high 15°
City of Prudhoe Bay River Interstate 2 miles
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The Prudhoe Bay 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 Prudhoe Bay

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 11:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Deadhorse Airport (PASC) · 12:02 PM
Fog
16° Fog Feels like -6° · high of 15° near 12 PM
WindENE 37 mphgusts 49
Humidity92%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.75 in →steady
Visibility0 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 14° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINOct. 290.02 in · 16 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 12:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:46 AM2:32 PM ↓
3 h 46 m of daylight, 13 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% 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
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fog
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windy
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windy
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mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
TEMPERATURE °F
15°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
35
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 11 to 17°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 9° / -5°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
15° 13°
0% rain — ENE 35, gusts 52 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 15°
30% rain — E 28, gusts 48 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 12°
0% rain — E 29, gusts 44 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
17° 11°
0% rain — S 9 C
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19° 13°
0% rain — E 18, gusts 28 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 15°
0% rain — ESE 14 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22° 14°
20% rain — SSW 9 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 Prudhoe Bay about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 8,240 miles to the east three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 10,070 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,200 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 8,470 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.

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THE GROUND

What Prudhoe Bay stands on

Prudhoe Bay’s center stands about 17 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 30 ft, a difference of 30 ft: nearly flat ground.

Prudhoe Bay, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft PRUDHOE BAY17 ftPutuligayuk Riversea levelPrudhoe Mound20 ftHigh point of the line30 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

Prudhoe Bay

1,310 people, 17 ft above sea level in North Slope Borough.

17 ftElevation
1,310People
390 sq miLand
Fog 16°
FogDew point 14°
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Today in Prudhoe Bay

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now fog 15° 0%
3p fog 15° 0%
6p fog 14° 0%
9p fog 14° 0%
12a fog 15° 0%
3a fog 16° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
→
Sat0%
Cloudy Cloudy
13
15
A
Sun30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15
18
A
Mon0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
12
20
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
11
17
C
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
13
19
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
15
21
C
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
14
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 Prudhoe Bay stands on

Prudhoe Bay’s center stands about 17 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 30 ft, a difference of 30 ft: nearly flat ground.

Prudhoe Bay, northwest to southeast Prudhoe Bay17 ftPutuligayuk Riversea levelPrudhoe Mound20 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center17 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 30 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (30 ft of relief)