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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 9 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
2500
2550
2550
2550
2450
2450
2500
2600
2600
2600
2600
2500
2500
2600
2600
km/h
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
55
SW
25
S
10
SE
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
E
15
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
30
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
2
1
3
4
10
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-25
-24
-24
-22
-19
-19
-22
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-22
-19
-17
-16
min °C
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-22
-20
-23
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-25
-24
-20
-18
-17
 chill °C
-34
-37
-39
-38
-38
-39
-32
-28
-35
-33
-35
-37
-35
-35
-32
-26
-25
-28
Freezing level m
0
300
0
700
800
800
1000
850
300
200
400
0
0
0
0
0
600
650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-35-36-37-37-34-30-29-33-34-36-37-38-37-36-33-28-24-23-30-31-32-32-30-26-25-29-30-31-32-33-33-31-29-24-22-21-24-25-25-24-23-21-20-23-25-25-26-27-27-25-23-20-18-17-18-19-18-17-17-15-14-17-19-19-20-21-21-19-17-15-14-13-13-14-12-11-11-10-8-11-13-13-14-15-15-14-13-11-10-9-9-9-7-5-6-4-3-6-8-8-8-11-10-9-10-7-6-6-3-3-121241-1-1-2-5-4-3-4-111
Sunrise
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:03
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
Sunset
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:21
—

Loading...

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri 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
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Low: few
157 km SSE
71m alt.
44 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
52 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
182 km SSE
140m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
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.

Denali (Mount McKinley) Photos