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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
2550
2600
2600
2600
2700
2750
2600
2600
2600
2650
2600
2600
2500
2600
2750
4200
km/h
55
SSW
35
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
13
14
2
4
1
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—
2
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-26
-24
-21
-19
-17
-16
min °C
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-20
-18
-17
 chill °C
-38
-38
-32
-25
-25
-33
-32
-32
-37
-40
-40
-39
-41
-40
-31
-28
-22
Freezing level m
1250
1150
1050
1100
800
700
900
700
550
750
500
550
700
550
750
1450
1450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-34-35-37-38-39-39-38-37-38-40-41-38-36-33-29-29-27-29-30-32-33-33-33-33-32-33-34-35-33-32-29-25-24-23-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-25-26-27-27-26-25-23-20-18-17-14-16-16-17-17-18-18-18-19-19-19-19-19-17-14-12-11-8-9-9-10-10-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-8-6-5-2-2-3-4-5-4-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-1-155442221111100366
Sunrise
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
8:49
—
—
Sunset
7:04
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—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:53
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—
6:51
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—
6:46
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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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
13 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
6°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.
3 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: overcast
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate rain
Mist moderate rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
3 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 319).
6
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 34 degs) was rejected.
182 km SSE
140m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 45).
14
187 km SSE
118m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.

* 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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