Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

 

Days 0-3 Mount McKinley Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Mount McKinley Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 6-9 Mount McKinley Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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Wind km/h
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10 SW10
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0 N0
0 W0
5 SW5
10 W10
15 WSW15
15 SW15
30 WSW30
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
19 15 22 11 18 53 13 13 9 2 16 40 26 27 38 29 29 19 8 26 78 20 9 6 6 11 20
High °C
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Low °C
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Chill °C
-23 -19 -16 -16 -15 -15 -21 -21 -22 -22 -19 -18 -18 -20 -19 -19 -20 -21 -22 -18 -14 -23 -22 -22 -20 -19 -18
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
6:01 - - 6:03 - - 6:07 - - 6:09 - - 6:13 - - 6:16 - - 6:18 - - 6:20 - - 6:24 - -
Sunset
- 10:12 - - 10:08 - - 10:06 - - 10:02 - - 9:59 - - 9:55 - - 9:52 - - 9:49 - - 9:45 -

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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
Chulitna Airport
63 km ESE
381m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
13 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
109m alt.
1 hour ago
13.3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
1 hour ago
10.6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Nikolai
169 km WSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
12.8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount McKinley and within an acceptable time window.

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