Mount McKinley weather

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

(Days 10-12):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A dusting of new snowExtremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Fri morning)Wind will be generally light.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue nightExtremely cold (max -11°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon night)Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoonTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Wed night)Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri 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
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
109m alt.
2 hours ago
12.2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected
.
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6.1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
2 hours ago
2.2° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 10).
16 km
Low: overcast
Puntilla Lake Airport
139 km SSW
558m alt.
2 hours ago
n/a° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
32 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nikolai
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
6.7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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