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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 9am Fri 24 Mar Local Time
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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

(Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

(Days 10-12):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
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snow showers
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light snow
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
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Wind km/h
70
SW
35
WSW
45
WNW
70
NW
50
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
60
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
S
35
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
15
NW
30
NNW
60
NW
70
WNW
50
NW
35
NW
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Snow
 cm
4 1 - - - - - - - - - 4 2 1 - 1 4 5 2 4 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 -
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-33 -35 -30 -26 -22 -18 -17 -17 -17 -20 -20 -21 -26 -26 -23 -23 -23 -23 -25 -26 -27 -26 -26 -27 -28 -27 -26 -26 -26 -26 -27 -27 -29 -30 -33 -33
Min °C
-34 -35 -35 -28 -23 -21 -17 -17 -18 -20 -20 -25 -26 -27 -25 -23 -23 -23 -25 -26 -27 -27 -27 -28 -28 -27 -27 -26 -26 -28 -28 -28 -29 -32 -33 -34
 Feels °C
-51 -46 -51 -42 -33 -29 -27 -27 -30 -34 -36 -36 -40 -39 -35 -35 -36 -36 -36 -36 -35 -33 -32 -34 -35 -34 -32 -32 -32 -31 -34 -37 -40 -48 -47 -43
 Freezing Level m
0 0 0 0 300 600 1150 1400 850 900 1100 550 250 350 0 400 600 650 550 650 50 200 400 0 0 300 0 350 650 0 0 300 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
-45-45-38-34-29-27-26-27-26-30-30-31-36-36-32-32-32-33-35-37-38-37-37-38-38-38-37-38-39-39-39-39-38-39-41-43-40-41-34-31-26-23-23-23-23-26-26-27-32-32-28-28-28-28-31-32-33-33-33-33-34-33-33-33-33-34-34-34-34-36-38-39-33-35-30-26-22-18-17-17-17-20-20-21-26-26-23-23-23-23-25-26-27-26-26-27-28-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-29-30-33-33-26-28-25-21-17-13-12-11-12-13-14-15-20-20-18-17-17-16-18-19-20-20-20-21-21-21-19-18-18-19-21-21-22-24-27-27-19-22-20-15-13-8-6-6-7-7-8-10-14-14-13-11-11-10-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-14-13-11-11-13-14-14-17-19-22-22-13-15-17-9-8-4-1-1-4-2-3-5-7-8-9-6-6-5-6-5-8-7-7-10-8-8-9-5-5-9-8-8-12-14-15-19-7-8-11-3-12562441-1-1-210111-2-1-1-4-2-1-311-3-1-1-6-7-8-12
Sunrise
7:52 - - 7:48 - - 7:45 - - 7:41 - - 7:37 - - 7:35 - - 7:31 - - 7:28 - - 7:24 - - 7:20 - - 7:16 - - 7:13 - -
Sunset
- 8:30 - - 8:31 - - 8:35 - - 8:37 - - 8:40 - - 8:44 - - 8:46 - - 8:49 - - 8:52 - - 8:54 - - 8:58 - - 9:00 -

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Sat 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
97 km SSE
209m alt.
2 hours ago
-4.4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-6.1° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
3 hours ago
VV003° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
16

* 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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