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ALASKA · NOME CENSUS AREA

Shishmaref

556 people, 2 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

2 ftElevation, city center
556People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Cloudy 25°
Cloudy now Dew point 24° · SSW 5 mph · high 27°
City of Shishmaref River Interstate 1 miles
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The Shishmaref 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 Shishmaref

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Shishmaref Airport (PASH) · 2:41 PM
Cloudy
25° Cloudy Feels like 19° · high of 27° near 2 PM
WindSSW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity96%falling to 85% this afternoon
Pressure29.50 in →steady
Visibility2 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsOvercastbases near 1,100 ft
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 24° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Today, about 5 PMin about 2 hours · 77% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 300.04 in · 15 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nome Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:51 AM4:47 PM ↓
5 h 56 m of daylight, 7 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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rain
mostly cloudy night
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mostly clear night
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TEMPERATURE °F
27°
24°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
77% · 0.18 in Saturday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 17 to 24°

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
27° 24°
80% rain — NW 13 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
26° 21°
60% rain up to 0.1″ SW 9 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 22°
20% rain — WNW 16 A
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 21°
10% rain — ESE 9 A
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
29° 27°
30% rain up to 0.05″ E 28, gusts 38 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
29° 25°
20% rain — ESE 20, gusts 29 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
28° 24°
30% rain — SSE 15 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 Shishmaref about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 10,790 miles to the east three days ago, and over the Bering Sea a day ago, about 14,120 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,300 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 17,570 miles to the east. 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 Shishmaref stands on

Shishmaref’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 10 ft, a difference of 10 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Shishmaref, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft SHISHMAREF2 ftHigh point of the line70 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

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Shishmaref

556 people, 2 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

2 ftElevation
556People
2 sq miLand
Cloudy 25°
CloudyDew point 24°
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Today in Shishmaref

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 27° 0%
5p snow 27° 32%
8p snow 27° 77%
11p snow 27° 47%
2a snow 26° 56%
5a snow 26° 39%
Overcast
NEXT RAINToday about 5 PM · 77%
→
Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
24
27
A
Sun60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
21
26
B
Mon20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22
27
A
Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21
24
A
Wed30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
27
29
C
Thu20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
25
29
B
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
24
28
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Shishmaref stands on

Shishmaref’s center stands barely above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 10 ft, a difference of 10 ft: nearly flat ground. Open water lies within three miles.

Shishmaref, southwest to northeast Shishmaref2 ftHigh point70 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×.
Elevation, center2 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 10 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (10 ft of relief)