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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 10-12):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
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Wind km/h
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
30
S
30
SSE
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Snow
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5
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Rain
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Max °C
-20 -20 -14 -12 -10 -9 -10 -8 -9 -12 -12 -14 -14 -14 -14 -16 -16 -15 -13 -13 -14 -15 -15 -16 -17 -17 -18 -19 -19 -17 -15 -14 -14 -15 -14 -14
Min °C
-20 -21 -19 -13 -11 -9 -10 -8 -12 -12 -13 -14 -14 -14 -16 -16 -16 -15 -14 -14 -14 -15 -16 -17 -17 -18 -19 -19 -19 -19 -16 -15 -15 -15 -14 -14
 Feels °C
-29 -28 -21 -20 -17 -16 -17 -15 -16 -18 -18 -20 -19 -18 -18 -22 -21 -20 -18 -19 -20 -22 -22 -22 -23 -22 -23 -25 -26 -25 -25 -24 -25 -26 -24 -23
 Freezing Level m
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Cloud base m
— 2600 3100 5650 9250 6150 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2550 — — 2600 2600 2750 5250 5550 — — 2500 2600 2600 2600 2600 — 2500 2600 2600 2600 2600 2600 2550 2600
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Sunrise
8:15 — — 8:18 — — 8:22 — — 8:25 — — 8:26 — — 8:30 — — 8:33 — — 8:36 — — 8:38 — — 8:41 — — 8:44 — — 8:47 — —
Sunset
— 7:27 — — 7:23 — — 7:21 — — 7:16 — — 7:14 — — 7:10 — — 7:07 — — 7:04 — — 7:00 — — 6:57 — — 6:53 — — 6:51 —

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8\°C on Thu afternoon, min -21\°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12\°C on Fri morning, min -16\°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13\°C on Mon morning, min -19\°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McKinley at the specific elevation of 3500 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
-3.9° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-1.1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-5.6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 165).
2
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km

* 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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