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ALASKA · NOME CENSUS AREA

Unalakleet

748 people, 11 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

11 ftElevation, city center
748People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Sunny 22°
Sunny now Dew point 20° · N 3 mph · high 25°
City of Unalakleet River Interstate 1 miles
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The Unalakleet 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 Unalakleet

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Unalakleet (PAUN) · 11:56 AM
Sunny
22° Sunny Feels like 17° · high of 25° near 2 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity92%falling to 88% this afternoon
Pressure29.51 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index0none after dark
Dew point 20° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Monday, about 4 PMin about 51 hours · 38% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.06 inmost likely 0.02; 1 in 10 over 0.1
LAST RAINOct. 310.09 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nome Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 12:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:06 AM4:48 PM ↓
6 h 41 m of daylight, 6 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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mostly cloudy night
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overcast
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rain
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TEMPERATURE °F
24°
19°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
38% · 0.00 in Monday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 12 to 23°

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 Cloudy Cloudy
25° 19°
30% rain — NW 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 13°
20% rain — E 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers Chance of showers
25° 17°
40% rain up to 0.06″ NNW 15 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 16°
0% rain — E 9 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
31° 26°
20% rain — ESE 26, gusts 37 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
31° 24°
20% rain — ESE 16 C
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
30° 22°
10% rain — SSE 13 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 Unalakleet about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 12,040 miles to the east three days ago, and over the open Pacific a day ago, about 15,300 miles back along its path. It came down from about 14,600 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 16,620 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 Unalakleet stands on

Unalakleet’s center stands about 11 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 410 ft, a difference of 410 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles.

Unalakleet, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft500 ft1,000 ft UNALAKLEET11 ftSouth Riverabout 30 ftHigh point of the line1,350 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 14×.

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 Unalakleet on the Forecast Network

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Unalakleet

748 people, 11 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

11 ftElevation
748People
3 sq miLand
Sunny 22°
SunnyDew point 20°
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Today in Unalakleet

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 24° 0%
3p overcast 24° 5%
6p mostly cloudy night 24° 1%
9p mostly cloudy night 24° 1%
12a mostly cloudy night 23° 2%
3a mostly cloudy night 23° 16%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINMonday about 4 PM · 38%
→
Sat30%
Cloudy Cloudy
19
25
A
Sun20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
13
24
B
Mon40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
17
25
B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
16
24
B
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
26
31
C
Thu20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24
31
C
Fri10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
22
30
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Unalakleet stands on

Unalakleet’s center stands about 11 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 410 ft, a difference of 410 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles.

Unalakleet, northwest to southeast Unalakleet11 ftSouth Riverabout 30 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 27×.
Elevation, center11 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 410 ft
Lie of the landHilly (410 ft of relief)