Mount McKinley weather

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

 

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

(Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
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clear
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Wind km/h
25 SSE25
25 SE25
25 SE25
20 SSE20
10 E10
15 ENE15
10 E10
5 E5
10 ESE10
5 SE5
5 SW5
15 SW15
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35 SW35
45 WSW45
45 WNW45
35 WNW35
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40 NW40
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40 N40
35 N35
45 N45
45 N45
30 N30
10 SE10
25 SE25
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 4 2
High °C
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Low °C
-19 -18 -18 -17 -17 -18 -18 -18 -18 -17 -17 -17 -19 -19 -19 -20 -20 -21 -23 -22 -21 -21 -22 -22 -24 -25 -24
Chill °C
-29 -29 -27 -27 -24 -26 -27 -23 -23 -24 -22 -26 -28 -32 -33 -34 -33 -34 -35 -37 -35 -35 -36 -37 -37 -37 -37
Freezing level m
2750 2850 2950 3050 2900 3000 2950 2850 2900 2850 2800 2900 2800 2600 2650 2350 2300 2350 2100 2100 2300 2100 2250 2250 2000 2050 2200
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Sunrise
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Sunset
- - 0:15 - - 0:16 - - 0:16 - - 0:16 - - 0:16 - - 0:16 - - 0:15 - - 0:15 - - 0:14

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoonExtremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night)Wind will be generally light.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun nightExtremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon)Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morningExtremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri morning)Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Fri morning).

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
TalkeetnaStateArp
96 km SSE
105m alt.
2 hours ago
19.4° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 140).
36 km
Mid: clear
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
109m alt.
1 hour ago
20.0° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
1 hour ago
16.1° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
13 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
1 hour ago
16.1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Willow
157 km SSE
71m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 157).

* 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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