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

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 pm Tue 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, gales from the E by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
30
S
35
SSW
20
SSE
40
SSW
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
70
E
60
E
25
E
20
SE
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
45
WSW
15
SSW
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
 cm 
3
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
3
7
3
 mm 
max°C
-31
-30
-31
-30
-28
-27
-28
-32
-32
-34
-35
-35
-32
-30
-26
-25
-27
-27
-28
min°C
-32
-31
-31
-31
-29
-27
-32
-32
-33
-35
-35
-35
-34
-32
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
chill°C 
-47
-48
-45
-48
-44
-44
-52
-54
-54
-50
-49
-48
-49
-46
-44
-37
-39
-40
-39
Freezing level (m
750
1050
1350
750
1300
1400
1050
1100
1050
350
800
1050
800
950
1200
800
1350
1450
1050
Cloud base (m)
2600
2600
2700
2600
2700
2500
2650
2600
2600
2600
2600
2500
2600
2600
2600
6200
2500
2600
2600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:47
5:43
5:41
5:37
5:33
5:31
Sunset
10:15
10:19
10:22
10:24
10:28
10:30

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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, gales from the E by Fri morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McKinley at the specific elevation of 5500 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.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
16 km
Low: broken
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: overcast
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 238).
5
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(13 kph at 90).
16 km
Low: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 138).
2
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: overcast
178 km SSE
138m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 36 degs) was rejected.
182 km SSE
140m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 90).
11
184 km SSE
121m alt.
37 minutes ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.

* 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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