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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 9 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Wed morning).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2550
2550
2450
2450
2500
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
4100
4500
km/h
65
SSW
65
SSW
60
S
45
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
45
SE
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Snowflake cm
22
5
3
6
3
2
8
3
—
—
1
1
2
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-20
-21
-24
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-24
-22
-22
-22
-20
-18
-18
min °C
-19
-21
-23
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-23
-22
-23
-21
-19
-18
 chill °C
-36
-38
-40
-40
-42
-43
-43
-40
-40
-41
-34
-32
-37
-34
-31
-30
Freezing level m
1350
1050
1050
700
550
750
700
650
650
450
500
850
750
900
1250
1350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
9:33
—
—
9:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:45
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Sunset
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:55
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—
4:52
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—
5:50
—
—
5:46
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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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Wed 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
1°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
13 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
0.0 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 111 degs) was rejected.
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 134 degs) was rejected.
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
16 km
Low: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
57 minutes ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 257).
16
182 km SSE
140m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 90).
29
187 km SSE
118m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 34).
18

* 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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