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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 9 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5650
2600
2600
2550
2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
4000
2500
km/h
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
SW
25
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
60
SW
50
SSW
35
SSW
15
S
15
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
11
5
6
9
4
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-16
-15
-16
-18
-19
-21
-22
-22
-25
-23
-23
-23
-23
-25
-25
-24
-21
min °C
-20
-17
-16
-17
-18
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-25
-23
 chill °C
-30
-25
-26
-29
-32
-37
-38
-38
-37
-35
-33
-30
-30
-33
-34
-36
-36
-38
Freezing level m
800
1500
1200
1100
1100
1100
1050
1250
1100
950
1000
350
450
800
200
250
700
200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-31-26-25-27-28-30-33-34-35-38-35-33-33-35-36-38-37-31-26-22-21-23-24-26-28-29-30-33-30-29-29-30-32-33-32-27-20-17-16-17-18-20-21-22-23-25-24-23-23-24-25-26-25-22-13-11-10-11-12-14-14-15-16-17-17-17-18-18-18-19-18-17-7-6-6-6-7-8-8-8-9-10-11-12-12-12-13-12-12-12-3-2-3-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-4-7-6-6-8-7-7-845454455443-110-2-1-1-2
Sunrise
8:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
Sunset
—
7:10
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:53
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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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

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
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 006 to 011 degs)
(6 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
24 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
157 km SSE
71m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 282).
5
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 149).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
16 km
Low: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
182 km SSE
140m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0

* 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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