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ALASKA · NOME CENSUS AREA

Wales

164 people, 9 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

9 ftElevation, city center
164People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 28°
Sunny now Dew point 23° · NW 13 mph · high 23°
City of Wales River Interstate 1 miles
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The Wales 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 Wales

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM AKST
RIGHT NOW Wales (PAIW) · 12:56 PM
Sunny
28° Sunny Feels like 17° · high of 23° near 1 PM
WindNW 13 mphno gusts
Humidity81%falling to 74% this afternoon
Pressure29.55 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 23° · Dry14° by Tuesday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 300.18 in · 15 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nome Census Area
NWS Fairbanks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:45 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 10:52 AM5:01 PM ↓
6 h 9 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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 14 to 18°

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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
23° 21°
0% rain — WNW 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
24° 21°
0% rain — WSW 9 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
24° 20°
0% rain — NW 13 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
23° 19°
0% rain — E 12 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
29° 26°
40% rain up to 0.07″ E 25, gusts 35 C
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
30° 25°
40% rain up to 0.1″ ESE 17, gusts 25 C
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
29° 25°
40% rain up to 0.07″ NW 17 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 Wales about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 13,030 miles to the east three days ago, and over the open Pacific a day ago, about 16,260 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from interior Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 15,210 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 Wales stands on

Wales’s center stands about 9 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,720 ft, a difference of 1,720 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Cape Mountain, about 2,220 ft, 3 miles southeast.

Wales, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft250 ft500 ft750 ft WALES9 ftHigh point of the line980 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 20×.

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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ALASKA · NOME

Wales

164 people, 9 ft above sea level in Nome Census Area.

9 ftElevation
164People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 28°
SunnyDew point 23°
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Today in Wales

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 23° 0%
4p mostly cloudy day 23° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 23° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 22° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 40%
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Wed40%
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.
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What Wales stands on

Wales’s center stands about 9 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 1,720 ft, a difference of 1,720 ft: steep hill country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Cape Mountain, about 2,220 ft, 3 miles southeast.

Wales, northwest to southeast Wales9 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 37×.
Elevation, center9 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 1,720 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (1,720 ft of relief)
High point nearbyCape Mountain, 2,220 ft, 3 mi southeast