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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH

Salcha

977 people, 700 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

700 ftElevation, city center
977People, 2024 estimate
75 sq miLand area
Sunny 17°
Sunny now Dew point 15° · NE 3 mph · high 18°
City of Salcha River Interstate 2 miles
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The Salcha 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 Salcha

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA) · 12:53 PM
Sunny
17° Sunny Feels like 12° · high of 18° near 3 PM
WindNE 3 mphno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 92% this afternoon
Pressure29.43 in →steady
Visibility2 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 15° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 26 hours · 32% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0 inmost likely 0; 1 in 10 over 0.03
LAST RAINNov. 70.01 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Fairbanks North Star Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:16 AM3:47 PM ↓
6 h 30 m of daylight, 6 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
12
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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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CHANCE OF RAIN
32% · 0.00 in Sunday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 8 to 16°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 12° / -4°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
18° 10°
0% rain — E 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
19° 11°
30% rain — NE 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20° 11°
20% rain — N 2 C
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
19° 9°
20% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 18°
0% rain — ENE 9 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 15°
0% rain — S 8 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 12°
10% rain — NE 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 Salcha about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Arctic Ocean three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 950 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 14,900 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 9,410 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 Salcha stands on

Salcha’s center stands about 700 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 640 ft to 1,130 ft, a difference of 490 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Flag Hill, about 1,450 ft, 9 miles south-southwest.

Salcha, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft2,000 ft SALCHA700 ftLittle Salcha Riverabout 620 ftHigh point of the line2,320 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 11×.

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

Around Salcha on the Forecast Network

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Badger AK · 24 MI 24 miles northwest Fairbanks AK · 31 MI 31 miles northwest
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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR

Salcha

977 people, 700 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

700 ftElevation
977People
75 sq miLand
Sunny 17°
SunnyDew point 15°
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Today in Salcha

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 17° 0%
4p overcast 18° 0%
7p overcast 16° 0%
10p overcast 15° 0%
1a overcast 14° 0%
4a overcast 13° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 32%
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Sat0%
Cloudy Cloudy
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Sun30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Tue20%
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Thu0%
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Fri10%
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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 Salcha stands on

Salcha’s center stands about 700 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 640 ft to 1,130 ft, a difference of 490 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Flag Hill, about 1,450 ft, 9 miles south-southwest.

Salcha, west to east Salcha700 ftLittle Salcha Riverabout 620 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 21×.
Elevation, center700 ft
Within 3 miles640 to 1,130 ft
Lie of the landHilly (490 ft of relief)
High point nearbyFlag Hill, 1,450 ft, 9 mi south-southwest