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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2500
2500
2550
2550
2550
2450
2450
2500
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2500
2600
2600
2600
km/h
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
50
SW
30
S
15
ESE
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
2
2
4
3
7
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-23
-20
-19
-21
-23
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-20
-19
-18
min °C
-25
-25
-25
-24
-22
-20
-23
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-21
-19
-19
 chill °C
-38
-40
-39
-38
-38
-32
-30
-34
-33
-32
-32
-25
-29
-31
-32
-30
-30
Freezing level m
300
200
750
900
850
1050
950
350
300
450
0
0
500
0
450
750
550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:03
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:12
—
—
Sunset
6:37
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:21
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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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°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°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.1 km
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Low: few
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
31 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
182 km SSE
140m alt.
53 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0

* 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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