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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9am Sun 17 Oct Local Time
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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

(Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

(Days 10-12):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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Wind km/h
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
SSW
40
S
55
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
35
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30
SE
40
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40
S
20
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10
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10
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20
S
15
SE
20
ESE
15
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15
ENE
5
ESE
20
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
N
15
N
10
SSE
20
S
15
SE
10
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Snow
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Rain
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Max °C
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 Chill °C
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Sunrise
8:56 - - 8:59 - - 9:02 - - 9:03 - - 9:07 - - 9:10 - - 9:12 - - 9:15 - - 9:18 - - 9:22 - - 9:25 - - 9:27 - -
Sunset
- 6:40 - - 6:37 - - 6:34 - - 6:30 - - 6:28 - - 6:24 - - 6:21 - - 6:17 - - 6:15 - - 6:12 - - 6:08 - - 6:05 -

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Chulitna Airport
63 km ESE
217m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
16 km
Low: broken
Talkeetna
97 km SSE
109m alt.
1 hour ago
0.0° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
209m alt.
2 hours ago
0.0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-5.0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken

* 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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