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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 9 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2650
2600
2550
2550
km/h
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
5
W
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-20
-19
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-16
-16
min °C
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-20
-18
-16
-17
-18
-19
-17
-18
 chill °C
-29
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-33
-34
-32
-27
-25
-18
-24
-27
-31
-34
-31
-32
Freezing level m
1150
1350
1100
1000
1300
1000
1050
1150
600
700
1250
750
950
1300
900
1050
1250
1500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-35-36-37-37-36-36-36-35-33-31-30-27-26-27-28-28-25-26-30-30-31-31-31-31-30-30-29-27-26-23-22-23-24-24-22-22-22-23-23-23-23-23-23-23-22-21-20-17-16-17-18-19-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-16-16-16-15-14-13-12-11-11-12-13-11-12-8-8-9-8-8-9-9-10-10-9-8-7-6-6-7-8-6-7-2-3-4-2-2-3-3-3-6-4-3-4-2-2-4-3-2-1543453441342443455
Sunrise
8:22
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
Sunset
—
7:21
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:14
—
—
7:10
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:04
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Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW 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
97 km SSE
209m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
5 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
157 km SSE
71m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 249).
5
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
159 km SSE
76m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 348).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 324).
8
182 km SSE
140m alt.
41 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
6

* 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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