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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 3 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
2650
2600
6500
6350
7400
2600
2600
2600
km/h
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
N
5
WSW
5
W
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
35
S
25
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
5
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-26
-25
-23
-19
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
min °C
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-24
-22
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
-17
-17
-19
-19
 chill °C
-33
-33
-35
-33
-33
-28
-39
-34
-32
-27
-25
-25
-27
-27
-32
-31
-30
-30
Freezing level m
400
400
50
0
150
0
0
450
200
450
800
550
850
1150
1200
1450
1650
1300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-37-39-40-40-40-39-37-34-31-27-24-23-23-23-26-28-30-30-33-34-35-36-35-34-32-30-27-23-21-20-19-19-22-24-25-26-26-27-28-28-28-27-26-24-21-18-16-15-15-14-16-17-19-19-19-21-22-21-21-21-19-18-15-13-12-11-10-9-10-11-12-13-13-14-15-15-15-15-13-12-10-9-8-8-6-5-6-5-6-7-7-8-10-9-10-11-9-8-7-6-5-6-4-3-201-2-1-2-4-3-3-5-2-2-1110344775
Sunrise
9:03
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—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:21
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—
6:17
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—
6:15
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Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the SSE by Sat night).

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
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
209m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
5 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
3 km
Mid: overcast
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Nenana Airport
190 km NNE
208m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Palmer Airport
192 km SSE
215m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Birchwood Airport
200 km SSE
213m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
13 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Elmendorf Air Force Base Airport
212 km SSE
217m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6 km
Mid: overcast
BUOY-APMA2
212 km SSE
3m alt.
45 minutes ago
1°C
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 140).

* 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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