Crater Mountain
Weather Forecast, United States

Central Alaska Range, Mount McKinley

Mount McKinley

 

Days 0-3 Crater Mountain Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Crater Mountain Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 50mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
moderate snow
moderate snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
moderate snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy rain
moderate snow
Wind km/h
20 SSW20
15 SSW15
20 S20
20 SSE20
30 SSW30
25 WSW25
10 S10
10 SE10
10 ESE10
15 SE15
15 SE15
15 SSE15
10 SW10
15 SSW15
15 SE15
20 SSE20
20 SSW20
15 SSW15
light snow light snow snow shwrs some clouds mod. snow mod. snow some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds cloudy mod. snow snow shwrs some clouds snow shwrs heavy snow heavy rain mod. snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34 16
Snow
Snow cm
5 2 1 - 6 7 - - - - - 8 2 - 12 14 - 8
High °C
0 1 1 -2 -3 -6 -4 -4 -3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -1 0 2 2
Low °C
0 0 -2 -2 -4 -8 -7 -6 -7 -2 -1 -2 -1 -3 -3 0 2 0
Chill °C
-5 -4 -4 -8 -11 -14 -7 -8 -8 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 -5 -3 -2
Freezing level m
1450 1500 1650 1150 1000 600 350 750 450 1150 1300 1200 1300 1150 1150 1450 2000 1750
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-4-4-4-4-9-12-8-7-5-3-3-4-8-8-4-3-2-4011-2-3-6-4-4-3-1-1-1-1-2-1022677431222655545799
Sunrise
7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:48 - - 7:50 - - 7:50 - - 7:52 - -
Sunset
- 4:07 - - 4:07 - - 4:07 - - 4:07 - - 4:07 - - 4:07 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crater Mountain at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crater Mountain. 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 Washington.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Winthrop
64 km ESE
572m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
Trinity
74 km S
853m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 50).
Twisp
75 km ESE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
Hope Airport
80 km NW
39m alt.
2 hours ago
4.0° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
Hope Airport
82 km NW
39m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 290 degs)
(11 kph at 260).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Crater Mountain and within an acceptable time window.