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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2500
3450
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2550
km/h
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
ESE
30
SSE
10
ENE
0
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
1
9
8
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-19
-19
-20
-20
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-24
-25
-24
-22
-19
-18
min °C
-23
-21
-19
-20
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-23
-20
-20
 chill °C
-38
-34
-31
-32
-31
-24
-30
-31
-33
-36
-36
-35
-37
-38
-36
-33
-30
Freezing level m
900
1050
1350
1700
1250
1000
950
650
350
650
0
0
550
350
650
1150
1250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
Sunset
6:51
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
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Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) at the specific elevation of 4500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Denali (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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
97 km SSE
209m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
16 km
Low: scattered
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
5 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 272).
6
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
57 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 349).
5
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
16 km
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 19).
3
182 km SSE
140m alt.
41 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.

* 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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