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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH

South Van Horn

503 people, 430 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

430 ftElevation, city center
503People, 2024 estimate
8 sq miLand area
Clear 19°
Clear now Dew point 17° · Calm · high 18°
City of South Van Horn River Interstate 1 miles
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The South Van Horn 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 South Van Horn

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA) · 4:25 PM
Clear
19° Clear Feels like 19° · high of 18° near 4 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity92%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.47 in →steady
Visibility3 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 17° · Dry8° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 5 PMin about 24 hours · 53% 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 4:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:22 AM3:48 PM ↓
6 h 25 m of daylight, 7 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% 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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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 — ENE 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
19° 11°
50% rain — NNE 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
20° 11°
50% 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 South Van Horn about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 770 miles to the northwest three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 910 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 13,300 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,090 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.

THIS WEEK IN 1976 Nov. 13, 1976

The hottest this week has been

45° on Nov. 13, 1976, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1904. Next is 45° in 2013.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Fairbanks Area threaded record since 1904.
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THE GROUND

What South Van Horn stands on

South Van Horn’s center stands about 430 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 420 ft to 450 ft, a difference of 30 ft: nearly flat ground. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Ester Dome, about 2,340 ft, 9 miles west-northwest.

South Van Horn, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft2,000 ft SOUTH VAN HORN430 ftHigh point of the line2,050 ftChena Riverabout 420 ftTanana Riverabout 470 ft ← NWNorth Pole · SE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 12×.

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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THE ALMANAC

South Van Horn’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1904 · Fairbanks International Airport, 3 mi west

South Van Horn has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 73° in July; winter nights fall to about −17° in January. A normal year brings about 65 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 12 inches of water.

1°−17°12°−11°25°−3°46°22°62°39°72°50°73°53°66°48°55°36°34°18°12°−4°4°−13° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY 11.7 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average73° / 53°high / low, the warmest month
January, average1° / −17°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow11.7 inwettest months: July and August
Snow a year64.6 insnowiest: November
Hottest on record96°FJune 15, 1969
Coldest on record−66°FJanuary 14, 1934
Wettest day on record3.42 inAugust 12, 1967
Snowiest day on record16.0 inFebruary 11, 1966
Nights at or below 32°222and 154 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfb

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Sept. 12, to the last in spring, about May 14 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 18 to March 29; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 25 to April 30; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJune through August: 5.8 of the year’s 11.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 South Van Horn normally reaches 12° and falls to −4°. The record high is 45°, in 2013; the record low −41°, in 1956. The most rain on this date, 0.44 in, fell in 1936.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high1°12°25°46°62°72°73°66°55°34°12°4°
Normal low−17°−11°−3°22°39°50°53°48°36°18°−4°−13°
Rain and melt, in0.610.520.400.340.541.482.262.101.350.760.740.57
Snow, inches10.210.06.53.10.90.00.00.02.38.212.510.9
Record high52° (2009)50° (1943)56° (1994)76° (2009)90° (1947)96° (1969)94° (1975)93° (1994)84° (1957)72° (2003)54° (1936)58° (1934)
Record low−66° (1934)−58° (1993)−56° (1911)−32° (1944)−1° (1964)28° (1918)30° (1905)21° (1922)3° (1992)−28° (1935)−50° (1927)−62° (1961)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1904 from the Fairbanks Area threaded record (Fairbanks International Airport, 3 miles west). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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South Van Horn

503 people, 430 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

430 ftElevation
503People
8 sq miLand
Clear 19°
ClearDew point 17°
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Today in South Van Horn

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 18° 0%
7p overcast 16° 0%
10p overcast 15° 0%
1a overcast 14° 0%
4a overcast 13° 0%
7a overcast 12° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 5 PM · 53%
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Cloudy Cloudy
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1976 · NOV. 13, 1976

45°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1904.

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What South Van Horn stands on

South Van Horn’s center stands about 430 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 420 ft to 450 ft, a difference of 30 ft: nearly flat ground. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Ester Dome, about 2,340 ft, 9 miles west-northwest.

South Van Horn, northwest to southeast South Van Horn430 ftChena Riverabout 420 ftTanana Riverabout 470 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 22×.
Elevation, center430 ft
Within 3 miles420 to 450 ft
Lie of the landNearly flat (30 ft of relief)
High point nearbyEster Dome, 2,340 ft, 9 mi west-northwest
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South Van Horn’s year

South Van Horn has a warm-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 73° in July; winter nights fall to about −17° in January. A normal year brings about 65 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 12 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 11.7 in
July, average73° / 53° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average1° / −17° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow11.7 in · wettest months: July and August
Snow a year64.6 in · snowiest: November
Hottest on record96°F · June 15, 1969
Coldest on record−66°F · January 14, 1934
Wettest day on record3.42 in · August 12, 1967
Snowiest day on record16.0 in · February 11, 1966
Nights at or below 32°222 · and 154 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeWarm-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfb
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Sept. 12, to the last in spring, about May 14 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 18 to March 29; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 25 to April 30; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · June through August: 5.8 of the year’s 11.7 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 South Van Horn normally reaches 12° and falls to −4°. The record high is 45°, in 2013; the record low −41°, in 1956. The most rain on this date, 0.44 in, fell in 1936.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1904 from the Fairbanks Area threaded record (Fairbanks International Airport, 3 miles west). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.