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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3am Tue 18 May Local Time
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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

(Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

(Days 10-12):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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snow showers
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Wind km/h
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35 WSW35
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35 SSE35
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15 SE15
20 E20
15 SE15
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20 SSE20
25 SSW25
30 S30
35 SW35
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25 SW25
25 SSW25
15 SSE15
10 ESE10
15 SE15
15 SE15
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Snow
Snow cm
- 5 2 1 2 - - - 1 1 - 2 7 10 1 - - - - - 1 - 1 - - 6 4 - - 3 - 2 - - 2 1
High °C
-29 -29 -29 -28 -27 -23 -21 -20 -19 -23 -25 -25 -26 -27 -26 -26 -25 -23 -23 -22 -22 -23 -23 -24 -24 -24 -24 -23 -22 -22 -23 -23 -23 -23 -23 -23
Low °C
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Chill °C
-43 -45 -45 -43 -42 -39 -35 -33 -30 -39 -42 -39 -39 -41 -36 -34 -25 -33 -34 -32 -33 -35 -35 -37 -35 -35 -36 -36 -36 -36 -36 -35 -33 -31 -33 -33
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
4:52 - - 4:48 - - 4:46 - - 4:43 - - 4:41 - - 4:37 - - 4:35 - - 4:33 - - 4:30 - - 4:28 - - 4:26 - - 4:22 - -
Sunset
- 11:09 - - 11:13 - - 11:15 - - 11:19 - - 11:22 - - 11:23 - - 11:27 - - 11:30 - - 11:32 - - 11:35 - - 11:37 - - 11:40 -

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoonExtremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue morning)Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoonExtremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sat afternoon)Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoonExtremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night)Mainly fresh 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
109m alt.
1 hour ago
2.2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
1 hour ago
2.2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
1 hour ago
0.0° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Willow
159 km SSE
76m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 171).
Nikolai
169 km WSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
2.8° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
16 km

* 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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