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ALASKA · KUSILVAK CENSUS AREA

Russian Mission

403 people, 70 ft above sea level in Kusilvak Census Area.

70 ftElevation, city center
403People, 2024 estimate
5 sq miLand area
Sunny 18°
Sunny now Dew point 15° · W 7 mph · high 21°
City of Russian Mission River Interstate 1 miles
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The Russian Mission 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 Russian Mission

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Russian Mission (PARS) · 10:56 AM
Sunny
18° Sunny Feels like 9° · high of 21° near 2 PM
WindW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.56 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 15° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tuesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 30.01 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kusilvak Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 11:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:52 AM5:07 PM ↓
7 h 14 m of daylight, 5 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 10 to 21°

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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 14°
0% rain — W 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19° 14°
0% rain — N 2 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
24° 15°
10% rain — WNW 10 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
21° 17°
40% rain up to 0.05″ E 6 B
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
34° 28°
80% rain 0.02–0.3″ ESE 12 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
32° 25°
40% rain up to 0.09″ SE 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30° 23°
20% rain — SSW 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 Russian Mission about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 9,930 miles to the east three days ago, and over the Bering Sea a day ago, about 12,850 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,600 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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 Russian Mission stands on

Russian Mission’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 310 ft, a difference of 290 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Chiniklik, about 2,550 ft, 12 miles north-northeast.

Russian Mission, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft RUSSIAN MISSION70 ftHigh point of the line1,260 ftYukon Riverabout 50 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 16×.

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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Russian Mission

403 people, 70 ft above sea level in Kusilvak Census Area.

70 ftElevation
403People
5 sq miLand
Sunny 18°
SunnyDew point 15°
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Today in Russian Mission

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 17° 0%
2p partly cloudy day 21° 0%
5p partly cloudy night 17° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 16° 0%
11p partly cloudy night 14° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 14° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINTuesday · 40%
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Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Sun0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Mon10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Wed80%
Showers likely; warmer Showers likely; warmer
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Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Russian Mission stands on

Russian Mission’s center stands about 70 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 20 ft to 310 ft, a difference of 290 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Mount Chiniklik, about 2,550 ft, 12 miles north-northeast.

Russian Mission, southwest to northeast Russian Mission70 ftYukon Riverabout 50 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 30×.
Elevation, center70 ft
Within 3 miles20 to 310 ft
Lie of the landRolling (290 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMount Chiniklik, 2,550 ft, 12 mi north-northeast