High Surf Advisory
Ends in 1 day 11 h
When
Until 4 PM AKDT Sunday.
Where
Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Large breaking waves of 3 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line at Stebbins, St. Michael, and Unalakleet, 4 to 7 feet above the normal high tide line at Shaktoolik, and 5 to 10 feet above the normal high tide line at Koyuk and Elim.
Impacts
Localized beach erosion may occur.
Additional details
South to southeast winds remain elevated with gusts up to 60 mph possible through late Friday night.
Precautionary actions
Precautions should be taken to protect property.
Areas: Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills
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Observed 3:56 AM AKDT at PAUN

Unalakleet, AK weather

Windy and 39°4°, gusts to 35 mph56 km/h today.

Forecasts agree

Now 39°4°

Windy · Feels like 29°−2°

Feels like: 29°−2°; Wind chill from 20 mph32 km/h wind · air 39°4°
Wind: 20 mph32 km/hgusts 26 mph42 km/h; From the southeast. 2032–25 mph40 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 33°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure: 29.75 inHg1007 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.3 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

8°5° warmer than this time yesterday (31°−1° then, 39°4° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 39 mph63 km/h until noon
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 2–3 PM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h tomorrow 4–5 PM
Gusts to 38 mph61 km/h tomorrow night from 7 PM
Rain tomorrow night from 10 PM (90%, 0.24 in6.1 mm)

TonightNear 39°4° · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 20% · gusts to 39 mph63 km/h
This morningNear 39°4° · rain chance 20% · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 40°4° · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightNear 38°3° · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 37°3° · Cloudy · rain chance 30%
Tomorrow afternoonNear 38°3° · Cloudy · rain chance 30% · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
Tomorrow nightNear 39°4° · Rain 10 PM–4 AM (90%) · gusts to 38 mph61 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	20%	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 39 mph62 km/h	90%	79%	0
Sat 5a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	20%	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	90%	69%	0
Sat 6a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	20%	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	91%	94%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	10%	25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	93%	90%	0
Sat 8a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	10%	25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	93%	87%	0
Sat 9a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	10%	25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 30 mph47 km/h	91%	65%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	93%	67%	0
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	64%	0
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	91%	60%	0
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	90%	58%	0
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	88%	63%	0
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	84%	79%	0
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	84%	80%	0
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	84%	71%	0
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	86%	59%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	87%	69%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	89%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	87%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	89%	96%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	90%	92%	0
Sun 1a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	90%	89%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	90%	97%	0
Sun 3a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	90%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	97%	0
Sun 5a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	98%	0
Sun 6a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	93%	98%	0
Sun 7a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	95%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	93%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	92%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	93%	97%	0
Sun 11a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	93%	0
Sun 12p	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	90%	95%	0
Sun 1p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	88%	94%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	85%	93%	1
Sun 3p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	85%	91%	1
Sun 4p	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	86%	84%	1
Sun 5p	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	87%	86%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	88%	89%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	89%	99%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	90%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	30%	20 mph32 km/h from SE, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	90%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 38 mph61 km/h	90%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	90%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	25 mph40 km/h from SE, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	89%	95%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	89%	94%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 40°4°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 37°3°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
39°4°–40°4°
Low, likely
35°2°–38°3°
Wind
39 mph62 km/h, gusts 59 mph95 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 40°4°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 40°4°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
39°4°–40°4°
Low, likely
36°2°–38°3°
Wind
31 mph50 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 43°6°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 40°5°
  90% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 40°5°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
41°5°–43°6°
Low, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Wind
31 mph50 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 43°6°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 42°6°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  70% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 42°6°
  80% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow showers, 39°4°
  70% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 42.
Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Snow. High 38°3°, low 31°−1°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 35°1°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 34°1°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 33°0°
  50% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38.
Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 48 mph78 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 38°3°, low 31°−1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 36°2°
  50% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 31°−1°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Snow. High 33°1°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 30°−1°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 31°−1°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 26°−4°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
32°0°–34°1°
Low, likely
26°−3°–29°−2°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 30°−1°, low 24°−4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 29°−1°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 28°−2°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  20% chance
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
26°−3°–33°1°
Low, likely
20°−7°–26°−3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Snow showers. High 29°−2°, low 25°−4°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 27°−3°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 28°−2°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 26°−3°
  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
26°−3°–31°−1°
Low, likely
20°−7°–29°−2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 40°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
34% chance of rain, high 40°, low 36°.
Monday
68% chance of rain, high 43°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 29–43°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Unalakleet River above Chiroskey River near Unalakleet

15 mi

Level: 87.3 ft
Flow: 1,520 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 8 h 51 min; Losing 6 min 24 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 4 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–7:23 PM; Morning 9:29–11:17 AM
Blue hour: 7:23–7:42 PM; Morning 9:10–9:29 AM; first light 9:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 81% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 8:11 AM · rises 6:01 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking west from Unalakleet. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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