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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed afternoon, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -40°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

(Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

(Days 10-12):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sun
2
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Wind km/h
45
SSW
55
SSE
75
SSE
80
SSE
75
SSE
80
SSE
45
SSW
50
SSW
20
WSW
45
NW
80
NW
75
NW
70
WNW
55
W
50
W
65
WSW
55
WSW
60
SW
70
SW
100
SW
120
SW
95
SW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
65
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
20
W
40
SW
20
SW
20
N
45
N
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Snow
 cm
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Rain
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Max °C
-37 -36 -35 -35 -37 -37 -37 -40 -40 -34 -30 -29 -24 -21 -20 -20 -22 -22 -22 -26 -28 -31 -36 -33 -30 -31 -34 -35 -35 -35 -37 -39 -40 -41 -41 -40
Min °C
-38 -37 -36 -37 -37 -37 -39 -40 -41 -40 -32 -30 -28 -22 -21 -22 -22 -22 -24 -27 -29 -37 -37 -35 -32 -33 -35 -35 -35 -36 -39 -40 -40 -42 -41 -40
 Feels °C
-49 -52 -55 -55 -56 -57 -49 -54 -48 -58 -49 -46 -39 -33 -33 -34 -36 -38 -39 -49 -55 -60 -49 -47 -44 -47 -48 -46 -47 -48 -47 -47 -52 -52 -48 -53
 Freezing Level m
0 50 350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 600 1350 1700 1200 2000 2050 1450 850 500 0 0 250 0 350 150 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
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Sunrise
- 7:58 - - 7:54 - - 7:52 - - 7:48 - - 7:45 - - 7:41 - - 7:37 - - 7:35 - - 7:31 - - 7:28 - - 7:24 - - 7:20 -
Sunset
- - 8:23 - - 8:27 - - 8:30 - - 8:31 - - 8:35 - - 8:37 - - 8:40 - - 8:44 - - 8:46 - - 8:49 - - 8:52 - - 8:54

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed afternoon, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -40°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
1.1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
16 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
3 hours ago
-3.3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
3 hours ago
1.1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 17).
0

* 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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