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Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States

Issued: 3 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 3 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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7 Denali (Mount McKinley) Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).
	Wed 14		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	2500	3450	2600	2600	2600	2600	2600	2600	2600	2600	2600		2600	2600	2600	2550	2550
km/h	SSW	SSW	ESE	SE	NE	N	NW	N	W	WSW	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	S
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cm	—	—	1	1	9	8	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	9
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-29	-26	-26	-27	-28	-31	-31	-31	-31	-31	-29	-30	-30	-30	-29	-24	-24
min °C	-30	-28	-26	-27	-31	-32	-32	-32	-31	-31	-30	-30	-31	-31	-29	-26	-27
chill °C	-49	-44	-42	-43	-43	-41	-44	-44	-41	-46	-46	-44	-46	-47	-46	-43	-40

Freezing level m	900	1050	1350	1700	1250	1000	950	650	350	650	0	0	550	350	650	1150	1250

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	6:51	—	—	6:46	—	—	6:44	—	—	6:40	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:34	—

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) at the specific elevation of 5500 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Talkeetna Airport 97 km SSE 209m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 20).	16 km Low: broken
Minchumina Airport 112 km NW 216m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport 128 km NE 701m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	16 km
Puntilla Lake Airport 140 km SSW 297m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	5 km
Willow 157 km SSE 71m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Wasilla Airport 158 km SE 1524m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered
Willow 159 km SSE 76m alt. 45 minutes ago	2°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 348).
Nikolai Airport 169 km WSW 126m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	Clear	Moderate winds from the ENE (22 kph at 70).	16 km
Fishhook wx 174 km SSE 434m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Wasilla 182 km SSE 140m alt. 28 minutes ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 45 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.