Weather in Nuiqsut

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 8:18 pm (AKDT)

Now · overcast 33 °F

Feels like: 25 °F
Low / high: 28 / 36 °F
Rain: 27% · 0.03 in
Wind: 8 mph SE

↘ 29.62 inHg · falling

Today in Nuiqsut: light drizzle, 28 °F to 36 °F, with a 27% chance of rain (0.03 in) and a gentle breeze from the southeast (8 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 21 °F to 38 °F and a 73% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 38 °F.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

36° 28°
Today
38° 21°
Thu 29
26° 19°
Fri 30
28° 22°
Sat 31
27° 21°
Sun 1
29° 25°
Mon 2
26° 23°
Tue 3
26° 14°
Wed 4
26° 19°
Thu 5
19° 17°
Fri 6
18° 17°
Sat 7
19° 18°
Sun 8
20° 18°
Mon 9
20° 18°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	Model
Today · 28	Light drizzle	28 / 36 °F	27% · 0.03 in	12 mph S	0.6 ft	ECMWF
Thu 29	Light drizzle	21 / 38 °F	73% · 0.02 in	25 mph SW	2.6 ft	ECMWF
Fri 30	Overcast	19 / 26 °F	18%	13 mph E	1.0 ft	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light snow	22 / 28 °F	45%	7 mph SW	0.8 ft	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light snow	21 / 27 °F	11% · 0.03 in	7 mph WSW	0.5 ft	ECMWF
Mon 2	Snow	25 / 29 °F	27% · 0.24 in	10 mph N	0.5 ft	ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	23 / 26 °F	4%	15 mph ENE	1.4 ft	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	14 / 26 °F	2%	13 mph E	1.3 ft	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	19 / 26 °F	2%	15 mph ENE	1.8 ft	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	17 / 19 °F	11%	15 mph NE	1.4 ft	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	17 / 18 °F	15%	11 mph NE	0.7 ft	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light snow	18 / 19 °F	10%	16 mph NE	0.4 ft	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light snow	18 / 20 °F	10%	19 mph NE	0.5 ft	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light snow	18 / 20 °F	8% · 0.05 in	18 mph NE	0.5 ft	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	33°	34°	34°	30°	28°	29°	31°	34°
Chance of rain	22%	15%	25%	6%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	9 SSW	9 SSW	8 S	5 S	4 SSE	4 SE	7 ESE	9 SSE
Humidity	89%	88%	90%	91%	90%	90%	87%	79%
UV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	36°	38°	26°	28°	27°	29°	26°
AIFS	35°	38°	26°	24°	24°	24°	23°
GFS	35°	37°	27°	22°	25°	21°	18°
ICON	35°	38°	29°	29°	26°	26°	26°
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.03 in	0.02 in	0	0	0.03 in	0.24 in	0
AIFS	0.00 in	0.02 in	0.02 in	0.07 in	0.04 in	0.09 in	0.11 in
GFS	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0.07 in	0.02 in
ICON	0.04 in	0.03 in	0.01 in	0.10 in	0.06 in	0.05 in	0
Confidence	medium	high	high	medium	medium	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1217	2546	1320	712	712	1018	1523
AIFS	15	25	13	8	8	5	9
GFS	1124	3451	1327	712	917	813	1117
ICON	1218	2951	1624	1016	813	1014	2537
Confidence	high	medium	high	high	high	high	low

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	27%	73%	18%	45%	11%	27%	4%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	10%	17%	39%	24%	23%	19%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: much warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +8.3 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Well above +9.7 °F	Normal	16° / 13°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Well above +8.3 °F	Normal	11° / 8°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Well above +5.6 °F	Normal	5° / 2°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	1° / -3°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +4.7 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal
March	Above +4.9 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Nuiqsut climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Nuiqsut is in July: highs of 57 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

-8° -21°

JanJ
-4° -17°

FebF
-6° -18°

MarM
14° 0°

AprA
31° 21°

MayM
51° 36°

JunJ
57° 41°

JulJ
50° 37°

AugA
42° 31°

SepS
27° 18°

OctO
13° -1°

NovN
3° -10°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water
JanuaryJan	-8°	-21°	0.26 in	2	0.0	29°
FebruaryFeb	-4°	-17°	0.19 in	2	3.0	29°
MarchMar	-6°	-18°	0.19 in	2	5.9	29°
AprilApr	14°	0°	0.30 in	2	7.3	29°
MayMay	31°	21°	0.26 in	3	5.9	29°
JuneJun	51°	36°	0.66 in	5	8.6	31°
JulyJul	57°	41°	0.96 in	8	6.3	34°
AugustAug	50°	37°	1.56 in	9	1.8	37°
SeptemberSep	42°	31°	0.61 in	6	1.8	35°
OctoberOct	27°	18°	0.51 in	4	1.6	31°
NovemberNov	13°	-1°	0.42 in	2	0.0	29°
DecemberDec	3°	-10°	0.31 in	2	0.0	29°

Month	Water
Jan	29°
Feb	29°
Mar	29°
Apr	29°
May	29°
Jun	31°
Jul	34°
Aug	37°
Sep	35°
Oct	31°
Nov	29°
Dec	29°

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 6.20 in of rain on about 47 days and about 1,300 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now33 °Ffeels like 25 °F

Tomorrow21 / 38 °F

It's 33 °F now (feels like 25 °F). Today, 28 °F to 36 °F; tomorrow, 21 °F to 38 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 27% 0.03 in
Thu 29 73% 0.02 in
Fri 30 18%
Sat 31 45%
Sun 1 11% 0.03 in
Mon 2 27% 0.24 in
Tue 3 4%

Today the chance of rain reaches 27%, with 0.03 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 29: 73% and 0.02 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.03 in; last 3 days, 0.04 in; last 7 days, 0.05 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity81%

Dew point28 °F

Humidity is 81% now and the dew point is 28 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds96%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak0low

Thu 29: 0 · Fri 30: 0 · Sat 31: 0

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.5030.00 29.08

Falling now (−0.13 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.54 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 37

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Light drizzle	26 / 33 °F	0.01 in	14 mph SSW
Mon 26	Overcast	26 / 32 °F	0	14 mph SW
Sun 25	Overcast	31 / 35 °F	0	14 mph SSW
Sat 24	Light snow	28 / 36 °F	0	20 mph S
Fri 23	Light snow	23 / 31 °F	0.01 in	16 mph SSW
Thu 22	Light snow	15 / 29 °F	0.00 in	15 mph SW
Wed 21	Overcast	18 / 25 °F	0	12 mph WSW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light snow	16 / 27 °F	0.01 in	10 mph SW
Mon 19	Light snow	18 / 26 °F	0.04 in	13 mph SSW
Sun 18	Overcast	15 / 25 °F	0	14 mph SSW
Sat 17	Overcast	19 / 26 °F	0	15 mph SW
Fri 16	Snow	15 / 29 °F	0.06 in	18 mph ENE
Thu 15	Overcast	14 / 25 °F	0	16 mph NE
Wed 14	Overcast	16 / 20 °F	0	8 mph ENE
Tue 13	Light snow	20 / 30 °F	0.10 in	10 mph NNE
Mon 12	Light snow	30 / 31 °F	0.06 in	8 mph W
Sun 11	Overcast	28 / 34 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Sat 10	Overcast	30 / 35 °F	0	17 mph SSW
Fri 9	Overcast	18 / 32 °F	0	10 mph S
Thu 8	Overcast	8 / 19 °F	0	10 mph SSE
Wed 7	Overcast	19 / 22 °F	0	7 mph E
Tue 6	Overcast	23 / 27 °F	0	13 mph NE
Mon 5	Overcast	23 / 28 °F	0	12 mph NE
Sun 4	Overcast	13 / 28 °F	0	9 mph ENE
Sat 3	Overcast	15 / 26 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Fri 2	Light snow	14 / 23 °F	0.01 in	19 mph SW
Thu 1	Snow	18 / 26 °F	0.11 in	11 mph WSW
Wed 30	Snow	26 / 28 °F	0.17 in	6 mph WSW
Tue 29	Snow	27 / 31 °F	0.14 in	13 mph NNW
Mon 28	Snow	32 / 33 °F	0.19 in	12 mph N

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in NuiqsutQuestions

What's the weather like today in Nuiqsut?

Light drizzle, from 28 °F to 36 °F, with a gentle breeze from the southeast (8 mph) and a 27% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Nuiqsut?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 73% (0.02 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 19 °F and a high of 38 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 0 (low). No special protection needed.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.62 inHg and falling: −0.51 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Nuiqsut?

The best time to visit Nuiqsut is in July: highs of 57 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Nuiqsut in October?

In October, Nuiqsut normally sees highs of 27 °F and lows of 18 °F, with about 4 rainy days (0.51 in for the month) and 2 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 31 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Nuiqsut?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 57 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of -21 °F. The wettest is August (1.56 in) and the driest, March.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 2.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:18 pm (local time).

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