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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3pm Wed 12 May Local Time
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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

(Days 10-12):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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Sunday
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Mon
24
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Wind km/h
15 NE15
15 ENE15
15 ENE15
15 NE15
5 NE5
5 WSW5
5 SSW5
0 SE0
10 ENE10
5 ESE5
10 NE10
10 NE10
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5 WNW5
10 W10
15 WSW15
10 WSW10
10 W10
20 W20
10 WNW10
10 NW10
10 WNW10
15 NW15
20 NNW20
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30 N30
25 N25
25 N25
25 N25
30 N30
30 N30
20 N20
20 NNE20
10 N10
5 SW5
5 SE5
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Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
6 3 - 3 1 - 1 1 2 17 13 8 9 2 2 18 6 4 10 6 - 2 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
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Low °C
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Chill °C
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Sunrise
- - 5:07 - - 5:03 - - 5:01 - - 4:58 - - 4:54 - - 4:52 - - 4:48 - - 4:46 - - 4:43 - - 4:41 - - 4:37 - - 4:35
Sunset
10:52 - - 10:54 - - 10:58 - - 11:00 - - 11:04 - - 11:07 - - 11:09 - - 11:13 - - 11:15 - - 11:19 - - 11:22 - - 11:23 - -

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoonExtremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Wed night)Wind will be generally light.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoonExtremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sat night)Wind will be generally light.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoonExtremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night)Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McKinley at the specific elevation of 4500 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Chulitna Airport
63 km ESE
381m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
24 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
TalkeetnaStateArp
96 km SSE
105m alt.
3 hours ago
11.1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
109m alt.
2 hours ago
11.1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
2 hours ago
12.8° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected
.
16 km
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
2 hours ago
10.6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: broken

* 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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