Alaska’s ‘Midnight Sun’: Utqiagvik Prepares for 84 Days Without Sunset

Name: Alaska’s ‘Midnight Sun’: Utqiagvik Prepares for 84 Days Without Sunset
Uploaded: 2026-05-12T21:48:35Z
Duration: 6 min 21 s
Description: Utqiagvik, Alaska—known as the land of the “Midnight Sun”—is entering a remarkable stretch of 84 consecutive days without a sunset. Asisauan Toovak, mayor of the town located roughly 320 miles north of the Arctic Circle, joined FOX Weather to discuss how the community prepares for the long, sunlit summer months in northern Alaska.

FWX · May 12, 2026 · 6m 21s

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Utqiagvik, Alaska—known as the land of the “Midnight Sun”—is entering a remarkable stretch of 84 consecutive days without a sunset. Asisauan Toovak, mayor of the town located roughly 320 miles north of the Arctic Circle, joined FOX Weather to discuss how the community prepares for the long, sunlit summer months in northern Alaska.

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