Mount McKinley weather

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3pm Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
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partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
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snow showers
light snow
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moderate snow
light snow
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moderate snow
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snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
15 NW15
25 WNW25
30 WNW30
45 WNW45
50 WNW50
40 W40
40 W40
35 W35
25 SW25
35 SW35
30 SSW30
25 SSW25
15 S15
25 WSW25
55 W55
45 W45
35 SW35
40 SW40
45 SSW45
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45 SSW45
40 SSW40
30 SW30
25 WNW25
30 W30
35 W35
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - 1 - - - 2 2 2 - - - 1 2 7 6 2 6 9 4 4 - -
High °C
-33 -33 -32 -30 -26 -24 -23 -20 -20 -21 -21 -21 -21 -21 -19 -16 -13 -15 -14 -16 -18 -17 -18 -20 -19 -17 -15
Low °C
-33 -34 -33 -31 -29 -25 -24 -22 -20 -21 -21 -21 -22 -22 -20 -17 -15 -15 -15 -18 -18 -18 -20 -20 -19 -19 -16
Chill °C
-46 -49 -49 -48 -43 -39 -38 -29 -32 -35 -35 -32 -31 -33 -35 -29 -24 -27 -27 -29 -32 -31 -31 -32 -30 -30 -26
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
- - 6:52 - - 6:50 - - 6:46 - - 6:43 - - 6:39 - - 6:35 - - 6:33 - - 6:28 - - 6:26
Sunset
9:15 - - 9:17 - - 9:21 - - 9:23 - - 9:27 - - 9:30 - - 9:32 - - 9:36 - - 9:38 - -

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A dusting of new snowExtremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Wed night)Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat nightExtremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Sun afternoon)Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Mon morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoonExtremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night)Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

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
1.7° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3.3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
2 hours ago
-3.9° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
16 km
Puntilla Lake Airport
139 km SSW
558m alt.
3 hours ago
n/a° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
40 km
Willow
157 km SSE
71m alt.
54 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 232).

* 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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