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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2850
2600
2600
2550
2550
2550
2450
2500
2600
2600
2600
2600
5900
6050
2500
2500
2600
km/h
40
SSW
60
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
65
S
60
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
W
15
NNW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
12
1
10
27
10
5
6
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-17
-16
-16
-17
-19
-20
-23
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-16
-18
-16
-16
-18
-20
-22
-26
-26
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
 chill °C
-28
-34
-30
-30
-35
-37
-39
-40
-40
-40
-39
-38
-36
-36
-31
-32
-23
Freezing level m
1700
950
1350
1650
1350
1300
1250
600
650
650
650
250
650
300
250
550
450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-28-26-26-27-30-32-36-39-41-42-41-40-39-36-33-32-22-24-22-22-23-25-28-31-33-35-36-35-35-34-31-29-28-16-18-16-16-18-20-21-25-26-27-28-27-26-26-25-23-23-10-12-10-11-12-14-15-18-19-19-19-19-18-18-18-17-17-5-7-5-5-7-8-9-12-12-12-12-12-11-12-12-11-121-301-1-1-3-6-5-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-67467654120000-2-110
Sunrise
—
—
9:30
—
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
Sunset
6:05
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
—
—
4:52
—
—
5:50
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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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

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.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
16 km
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Low: overcast
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 279).
3
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
16 km
159 km SSE
76m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
16 km
174 km SSE
434m alt.
32 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 344 degs) was rejected.
182 km SSE
140m alt.
59 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
6

* 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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