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ALASKA · NORTHWEST ARCTIC BOROUGH

Shungnak

246 people, 160 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

160 ftElevation, city center
246People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Fog 21°
Fog now Dew point 19° · E 5 mph · high 23°
City of Shungnak River Interstate 1 miles
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The Shungnak 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 Shungnak

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 9:00 AM AKST
RIGHT NOW Shungnak Airport (PAGH) · 10:56 AM
Fog
21° Fog Feels like 15° · high of 23° near 9 PM
WindE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.48 in →steady
Visibility1 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 19° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Snow
Today, about 2 PMin about 3 hours · 79% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 10.05 in · 13 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Northwest Arctic Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 11:15 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:22 AM4:03 PM ↓
5 h 41 m of daylight, 8 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
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
79% · 0.04 in Saturday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 15 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
23° 16°
80% rain — NNE 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely Showers likely
22° 16°
60% rain up to 0.2″ E 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
21° 15°
40% rain 0.01–0.2″ W 1 B
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers Chance of showers
22° 13°
40% rain — E 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
27° 22°
10% rain — E 20, gusts 25 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
28° 21°
30% rain — E 12 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
27° 18°
30% rain up to 0.08″ ESE 9 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 Shungnak about 5,000 feet above the ground was over interior Alaska three days ago, and over southcentral Alaska a day ago, about 840 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 13,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the North Slope; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 600 miles to the west. 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 Shungnak stands on

Shungnak’s center stands about 160 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 100 ft to 210 ft, a difference of 110 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Inerevuk Mountain, about 3,390 ft, 9 miles northeast.

Shungnak, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft SHUNGNAK160 ftKobuk Riverabout 100 ftHigh point of the line2,670 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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Shungnak

246 people, 160 ft above sea level in Northwest Arctic Borough.

160 ftElevation
246People
8 sq miLand
Fog 21°
FogDew point 19°
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Today in Shungnak

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 18° 12%
2p snow 20° 79%
5p overcast 21° 4%
8p overcast 22° 0%
11p overcast 22° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 21° 0%
Snow
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 79%
→
Sat80%
Showers likely Showers likely
16
23
A
Sun60%
Showers likely Showers likely
16
22
B
Mon40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
15
21
B
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
13
22
B
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22
27
B
Thu30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21
28
B
Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
18
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 Shungnak stands on

Shungnak’s center stands about 160 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 100 ft to 210 ft, a difference of 110 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Inerevuk Mountain, about 3,390 ft, 9 miles northeast.

Shungnak, southwest to northeast Shungnak160 ftKobuk Riverabout 100 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 14×.
Elevation, center160 ft
Within 3 miles100 to 210 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (110 ft of relief)
High point nearbyInerevuk Mountain, 3,390 ft, 9 mi northeast