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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

Selawik

737 people, 4 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

4 ftElevation, city center
737People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Fog 25°
Fog now Dew point 21° · NE 5 mph · high 22°
City of Selawik River Interstate 1 miles
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The Selawik 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 Selawik

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Selawik (PASK) · 2:31 PM
Fog
25° Fog Feels like 19° · high of 22° near 2 PM
WindNE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity86%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.48 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 21° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, about 3 PMin about 1 hours · 82% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 280.1 in · 17 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
↑ 10:30 AM4:18 PM ↓
5 h 47 m of daylight, 8 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
82% · 0.09 in Saturday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 16 to 20°

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
22° 20°
80% rain — NE 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 17°
20% rain — E 6 A
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
23° 19°
30% rain up to 0.08″ W 5 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
24° 16°
20% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 23°
40% rain up to 0.07″ E 18, gusts 30 B
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
28° 22°
30% rain up to 0.05″ E 13 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 20°
20% rain — ESE 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 Selawik about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 330 miles to the south three days ago, about 620 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the North Slope; at 10,000 feet, from the Bering Sea. 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 Selawik stands on

Selawik’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from -10 ft to 20 ft, a difference of 30 ft: nearly flat ground.

Selawik, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft SELAWIK4 ftKungsugrug Riversea levelHigh point of the line80 ft ← SWNE →

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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ON THE NETWORK

Around Selawik on the Forecast Network

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Selawik

737 people, 4 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

4 ftElevation
737People
2 sq miLand
Fog 25°
FogDew point 21°
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Today in Selawik

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now fog 22° 0%
5p snow 22° 75%
8p snow 21° 51%
11p overcast 21° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 22° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 21° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 82%
→
Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
20
22
A
Sun20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
17
23
A
Mon30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
19
23
B
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
16
24
B
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
23
27
B
Thu30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
22
28
B
Fri20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
20
27
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Selawik stands on

Selawik’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from -10 ft to 20 ft, a difference of 30 ft: nearly flat ground.

Selawik, southwest to northeast Selawik4 ftKungsugrug Riversea levelHigh point80 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center4 ft
Within 3 miles-10 to 20 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (30 ft of relief)