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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH

Two Rivers

650 people, 720 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

720 ftElevation, city center
650People, 2024 estimate
28 sq miLand area
Sunny 19°
Sunny now Dew point 19° · E 5 mph · high 19°
City of Two Rivers River Interstate 1 miles
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The Two Rivers 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 Two Rivers

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Fort Wainwright AAF (PAFB) · 2:55 PM
Sunny
19° Sunny Feels like 12° · high of 19° near 3 PM
WindE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.44 in →steady
Visibility6 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 19° · Dry8° by Sunday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 70.02 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Fairbanks North Star Borough
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 9:20 AM3:44 PM ↓
6 h 24 m of daylight, 7 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
14
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 18° ↑ Humid air returns Drier: 17° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 11° / -3°
SAT Nov. 14 Cloudy Cloudy
19° 10°
0% rain — E 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Cloudy Cloudy
20° 13°
20% rain — N 1 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
21° 13°
20% rain — N 0 C
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
21° 12°
20% rain — ENE 5 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
25° 21°
0% rain — ENE 10 C
THU Nov. 19 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30° 17°
0% rain — SSE 9 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
24° 14°
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 Two Rivers about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Arctic Ocean three days ago, and over interior Alaska a day ago, about 880 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 15,000 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Arctic Ocean; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 8,190 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 2011 Nov. 17, 2011

The coldest this week has been

−49° on Nov. 17, 2011, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1968. Next is −46° in 1969.

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−49°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the North Pole record since 1968.
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THE GROUND

What Two Rivers stands on

Two Rivers’s center stands about 720 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 530 ft to 1,280 ft, a difference of 750 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Gilmore Dome, about 2,400 ft, 12 miles northwest.

Two Rivers, 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 TWO RIVERS720 ftHigh point of the line2,320 ftLittle Chena Riverabout 530 ftChena Riverabout 560 ft ← NWSE →

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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THE ALMANAC

Two Rivers’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1968 · North Pole, 12 mi southwest

Two Rivers has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 73° in July; winter nights fall to about −16° in January. A normal year brings about 54 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 13 inches of water.

−2°−16°12°−8°26°0°46°22°62°37°72°49°73°52°66°47°55°36°33°19°10°−4°2°−12° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 TODAY TWO RIVERS 12.9 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average73° / 52°high / low, the warmest month
January, average−2° / −16°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow12.9 inwettest months: July and August
Snow a year54.0 insnowiest: November
Hottest on record95°FJune 25, 1983
Coldest on record−67°FJanuary 6, 1975
Wettest day on record2.30 inJune 24, 1992
Snowiest day on record11.5 inNovember 6, 2020
90° days a year1on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°238and 152 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarcticKöppen Dfc

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Aug. 28, to the last in spring, about May 24 (median dates)
2Highs below freezingOct. 17 to March 27; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezingSept. 24 to May 2; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretchJune through August: 7.1 of the year’s 12.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Two Rivers normally reaches 10° and falls to −4°. The record high is 41°, in 2013; the record low −41°, in 1973. The most rain on this date, 0.30 in, fell in 1987.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high−2°12°26°46°62°72°73°66°55°33°10°2°
Normal low−16°−8°0°22°37°49°52°47°36°19°−4°−12°
Rain and melt, in0.480.440.320.340.661.912.622.611.420.960.610.48
Snow, inches9.47.25.11.60.40.00.00.01.67.711.89.2
Record high55° (2009)49° (1980)60° (1998)76° (1979)86° (2015)95° (1983)91° (2015)92° (2010)77° (1995)74° (2003)50° (1976)49° (2011)
Record low−67° (1975)−59° (1999)−52° (1971)−32° (1986)6° (1992)22° (2006)31° (1971)21° (1986)−1° (1992)−41° (1975)−51° (1990)−62° (1975)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1968 at North Pole, 12 miles southwest, 240 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ALASKA · FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR

Two Rivers

650 people, 720 ft above sea level in Fairbanks North Star Borough.

720 ftElevation
650People
28 sq miLand
Sunny 19°
SunnyDew point 19°
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Today in Two Rivers

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 19° 0%
6p overcast 18° 0%
9p overcast 16° 0%
12a overcast 16° 0%
3a overcast 13° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 13° 0%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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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 2011 · NOV. 17, 2011

−49°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1968.

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What Two Rivers stands on

Two Rivers’s center stands about 720 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 530 ft to 1,280 ft, a difference of 750 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Gilmore Dome, about 2,400 ft, 12 miles northwest.

Two Rivers, northwest to southeast Two Rivers720 ftLittle Chena Riverabout 530 ftChena Riverabout 560 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 20×.
Elevation, center720 ft
Within 3 miles530 to 1,280 ft
Lie of the landHilly (750 ft of relief)
High point nearbyGilmore Dome, 2,400 ft, 12 mi northwest
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Two Rivers’s year

Two Rivers has a subarctic climate. Summer afternoons average 73° in July; winter nights fall to about −16° in January. A normal year brings about 54 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 13 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1234 12.9 in
July, average73° / 52° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average−2° / −16° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow12.9 in · wettest months: July and August
Snow a year54.0 in · snowiest: November
Hottest on record95°F · June 25, 1983
Coldest on record−67°F · January 6, 1975
Wettest day on record2.30 in · June 24, 1992
Snowiest day on record11.5 in · November 6, 2020
90° days a year1 · on average, 1991–2020
Nights at or below 32°238 · and 152 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeSubarctic · Köppen Dfc
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Aug. 28, to the last in spring, about May 24 (median dates)
2Highs below freezing · Oct. 17 to March 27; normal highs stay below 32°
3Lows below freezing · Sept. 24 to May 2; normal lows fall below 32°
4Wettest stretch · June through August: 7.1 of the year’s 12.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Two Rivers normally reaches 10° and falls to −4°. The record high is 41°, in 2013; the record low −41°, in 1973. The most rain on this date, 0.30 in, fell in 1987.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1968 at North Pole, 12 miles southwest, 240 ft lower. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.