Mount McKinley weather

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

 

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

(Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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Wind km/h
30 E30
25 ENE25
20 NE20
25 NE25
20 NE20
10 NNE10
5 N5
5 S5
20 SW20
25 SW25
35 WSW35
30 WSW30
20 WNW20
40 W40
55 NW55
35 NNW35
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15 WNW15
15 WNW15
10 WNW10
5 SW5
10 SSW10
15 SW15
10 SW10
5 SE5
10 SSE10
15 SSE15
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
2 4 12 1 3 4 - 2 - - - - - 3 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 2 4 12
High °C
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Low °C
-21 -20 -19 -19 -18 -17 -17 -17 -17 -18 -18 -18 -17 -17 -18 -16 -15 -14 -13 -13 -13 -14 -14 -15 -15 -15 -17
Chill °C
-33 -32 -28 -31 -26 -25 -17 -23 -24 -29 -29 -29 -26 -30 -32 -28 -23 -21 -20 -19 -16 -19 -21 -20 -19 -20 -22
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
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Sunset
- 11:42 - - 11:38 - - 11:37 - - 11:34 - - 11:31 - - 11:29 - - 11:25 - - 11:22 - - 11:21 -

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue nightExtremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning)Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snowExtremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri morning)Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed nightExtremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Wed night)Wind will be generally light.

Issued local time.

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
Chulitna Airport
63 km ESE
381m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
32 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
109m alt.
50 minutes ago
21.7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
47 minutes ago
20.0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected
.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
47 minutes ago
15.0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 360).
16 km
Low: overcast
Willow
159 km SSE
76m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 3).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount McKinley and within an acceptable time window.

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