Mount McKinley weather
– Lat/Long: 63.07° N 151.00° W

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 9 am Thu 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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night
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snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
SSE
15
WSW
45
WSW
40
SSW
40
SW
110
WSW
105
SW
115
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
45
SW
40
SW
60
WNW
80
WNW
90
W
105
WSW
90
WSW
95
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
0
SE
10
SW
5
SSW
Wave Height Map
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 cm 
2.0
3
1.0
1.0
5
6
12
1.0
2.0
4
1.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
3
2.0
7
2.0
4
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-36
-35
-32
-32
-33
-26
-24
-25
-32
-39
-39
-39
-40
-41
-40
-39
-34
-30
-30
-28
-29
-38
-38
-37
-35
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-34
min°C
-36
-35
-34
-33
-33
-30
-25
-28
-39
-40
-39
-40
-41
-42
-42
-40
-37
-31
-30
-28
-36
-38
-38
-39
-37
-33
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
chill°C 
-52
-47
-51
-52
-52
-54
-47
-51
-53
-55
-55
-58
-62
-65
-65
-64
-62
-56
-54
-50
-54
-54
-55
-53
-52
-48
-42
-44
-45
-44
-42
-40
-33
-33
-42
-40
Freezing level (m
350
500
0
0
350
0
350
700
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
450
200
100
350
0
0
350
0
200
300
0
250
450
0
300
500
0
Cloud base (m)
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2550
2450
2500
2500
2600
2600
2600
2600
3200
5600
5350
2600
2600
2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
4900
4650
2800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-41-40-37-37-37-31-28-30-41-44-44-45-46-47-46-44-40-34-34-32-37-43-44-43-40-37-35-35-35-36-36-36-38-38-38-39-36-35-33-33-33-28-25-27-36-40-39-40-41-42-41-40-36-31-30-28-33-38-38-38-36-33-31-31-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-34-29-28-26-27-27-24-21-21-29-33-32-33-33-34-34-34-30-26-24-23-27-30-31-32-29-27-26-26-26-27-27-26-27-27-27-27-21-21-20-21-21-20-17-16-22-26-25-26-26-26-28-27-25-21-18-18-21-23-23-25-23-21-21-21-21-22-21-20-21-21-20-20-14-14-15-15-15-15-12-11-14-19-19-20-19-18-22-21-19-16-13-13-14-16-15-18-16-14-16-15-15-17-15-14-15-14-13-14-7-7-11-9-8-10-7-5-8-12-11-13-12-12-17-15-13-12-8-8-9-9-8-12-9-8-11-8-9-11-8-7-11-8-7-9-1-1-6-2-2-4-11-2-6-5-7-6-5-11-9-7-6-1-1-3-2-2-6-3-2-5-2-2-5-1-1-4-10-2
Sunrise
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
8:44
8:46
8:49
8:52
8:54
8:58
9:00
9:04
9:06
9:08
9:12
9:15

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McKinley at the specific elevation of 5500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount McKinley. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Alaska United States.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
97 km SSE
209m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Talkeetna
97 km SSE
109m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
40 km
Low: few
157 km SSE
71m alt.
38 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 279).
6
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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