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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

Red Dog Mine

5 people, 890 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

890 ftElevation, city center
5People, 2024 estimate
68 sq miLand area
Sunny 19°
Sunny now Dew point 14° · N 6 mph · high 19°
City of Red Dog Mine River Interstate 2 miles
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The Red Dog Mine 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 Red Dog Mine

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Red Dog (PADG) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
19° Sunny Feels like 11° · high of 19° near 2 PM
WindN 6 mphno gusts
Humidity79%falling to 65% this afternoon
Pressure29.42 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 14° · Dry5° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tonight, about 10 PMin about 7 hours · 63% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 310.03 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Northwest Arctic Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 11:00 AM4:11 PM ↓
5 h 10 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
63% · 0.03 in Saturday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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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 Showers likely Showers likely
19° 16°
60% rain — ENE 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
20° 11°
50% rain — E 8 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
18° 12°
20% rain — NNW 4 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
19° 11°
0% rain — NE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
25° 20°
30% rain — E 15 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 20°
40% rain up to 0.06″ E 10 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
25° 18°
50% rain up to 0.1″ ESE 8 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 Red Dog Mine about 5,000 feet above the ground was over interior Alaska three days ago, and over the Bering Sea a day ago, about 1,620 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; 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 Red Dog Mine stands on

Red Dog Mine’s center stands about 890 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 660 ft to 2,270 ft, a difference of 1,610 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Raven, about 3,780 ft, 8 miles north-northeast.

Red Dog Mine, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft RED DOG MINE890 ftLow point410 ftHigh point of the line3,080 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 7×.

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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ON THE NETWORK

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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC

Red Dog Mine

5 people, 890 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

890 ftElevation
5People
68 sq miLand
Sunny 19°
SunnyDew point 14°
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Today in Red Dog Mine

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 19° 0%
5p mostly cloudy night 19° 0%
8p overcast 19° 3%
11p snow 19° 56%
2a mostly cloudy night 19° 2%
5a mostly cloudy night 18° 24%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTonight about 10 PM · 63%
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Sat60%
Showers likely Showers likely
16
19
A
Sun50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
11
20
A
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
12
18
B
Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
11
19
B
Wed30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
20
25
C
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
20
27
C
Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
18
25
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Red Dog Mine stands on

Red Dog Mine’s center stands about 890 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 660 ft to 2,270 ft, a difference of 1,610 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Raven, about 3,780 ft, 8 miles north-northeast.

Red Dog Mine, southwest to northeast Red Dog Mine890 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 14×.
Elevation, center890 ft
Within 3 miles660 to 2,270 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,610 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Raven, 3,780 ft, 8 mi north-northeast