Observed 12:50 PM AKDT at PABA

Kaktovik, AK weather

Sunny and 36°2°.

Forecasts differ

Now 36°2°

Sunny · Feels like 29°−2°

Feels like: 29°−2°; Wind chill from 8 mph13 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southwest. 813–15 mph24 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 0Low; Low all day (peak 0)
Pressure: 29.87 inHg1012 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (30°−1° then, 35°2° now)

Good hours for

Below freezing tonight 6 PM–midnight (low 29°−2°)
Below freezing tonight 4–6 AM (low 31°−1°)
Hard freeze tomorrow 7 AM–2 PM (low 26°−3°)
Below freezing tomorrow 4–10 PM (low 32°0°)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 2 AM (low 29°−2°)

This afternoonDown to 33°1° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightNear 31°−1° · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningDown to 26°−3° by 10 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 33°1° by 2 PM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightNear 31°−1° · freezing, low 30°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 30°−1° · freezing, low 29°−2° · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 28°−2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	58%
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	38%
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	23%
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	23%
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	27%
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	82%	20%
Sat 7p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	18%
Sat 8p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	16%
Sat 9p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	12%
Sat 10p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	13%
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	40%
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	47%
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 25°−4° to 39°4°)	24°−4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	64%
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 26°−3° to 39°4°)	24°−4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	80%
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	84%	68%
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	71%
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	21°−6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	81%	73%
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	60%
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	84%	50%
Sun 8a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	42%
Sun 9a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	84%	40%
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	87%	43%
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	41%
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	43%
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	21°−6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	25%
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	24%
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)	24°−4°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	24%
Sun 4p	Sunny	32°0° (likely 26°−3° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	21%
Sun 5p	Clear	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	79%	25%
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	49%
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	57%
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	54%
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	54%
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 25°−4° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	50%
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 23°−5° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	52%
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 23°−5° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	66%
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 23°−5° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	73%
Mon 2a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	75%
Mon 3a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	92%
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	79%
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	65%
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	49%
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 23°−5° to 31°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	41%
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 22°−6° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	79%	50%
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 22°−6° to 29°−2°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	33%
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 21°−6° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	28%
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	41%
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	32%

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 37°3°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Low, likely
15°−9°–26°−3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 36°2°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Low, likely
23°−5°–28°−2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 35°2°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. South wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Low, likely
19°−7°–29°−2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 36°2°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Low, likely
18°−8°–28°−2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 34°1°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 26°−4°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Night: A chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
18°−8°–34°1°
Low, likely
15°−9°–25°−4°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 52 mph83 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 33°1°, low 20°−7°. Snow 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 33°0°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 32°0°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Night: A slight chance of snow before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Low, likely
18°−8°–29°−2°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 27°−3°, low 17°−8°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 26°−3°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 26°−4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 27°−3°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
24°−4°–31°−1°
Low, likely
17°−8°–27°−3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 29°−2°, low 24°−4°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 27°−3°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 28°−2°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 26°−3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
25°−4°–33°1°
Low, likely
22°−6°–25°−4°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 26°−3°, low 13°−11°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 24°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 23°−5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 15°−9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 13°−11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
24°−4°–28°−2°
Low, likely
10°−12°–19°−7°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Fog. High 16°−9°, low 5°−15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 8°−13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 9°−13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 12°−11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
10°−12°–19°−7°
Low, likely
1°−17°–7°−14°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 37°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 36°, low 28°.
Monday
Dry, high 35°, low 29°.
Rest of week
Highs 16–36°; chance of precipitation on Thursday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (AFG) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Beaufort Sea at Kaktovik

0.7 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 11:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 7 h 37 min; Losing 9 min 27 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 7 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 3:00–5:49 PM; Morning 8:46–11:35 AM
Blue hour: 5:49–6:14 PM; Morning 8:21–8:46 AM; first light 8:21 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:14–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:22 AM · rises 4:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking south from Kaktovik. The highest point on the skyline is about 8,400 ft, 66 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Kaktovik, AK weather

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