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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 8pm Sun 05 Dec Local Time
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Mountain icon 7 Mount McKinley Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations:
 

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon morning, min -45°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed night, min -50°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

(Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -49°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, extremely windy from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

(Days 10-12):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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heavy snow
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moderate snow
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snow showers
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light snow
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clear
clear
partially cloudy
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snow showers
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clear
heavy snow mod. snow mod. snow snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds some clouds snow shwrs cloudy light snow snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds cloudy some clouds clear clear some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Wind km/h
95
SW
80
SW
70
SW
30
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
100
W
60
SW
40
SSW
40
SSE
5
NW
10
W
5
SW
0
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
55
NNW
115
NNW
95
NW
85
WSW
40
WSW
15
WNW
25
N
25
N
5
WNW
20
W
35
NW
15
NW
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
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Snow
 cm
14 7 7 2 2 2 1 - - 1 - 3 3 1 1 1 - - - - - - 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-36 -33 -34 -39 -42 -43 -44 -45 -44 -40 -40 -44 -45 -47 -47 -48 -49 -49 -45 -40 -34 -28 -31 -36 -39 -38 -37 -36 -37 -37 -38 -40 -41 -41 -42 -41
Min °C
-37 -33 -37 -41 -43 -44 -45 -45 -45 -43 -42 -45 -47 -47 -48 -49 -50 -49 -49 -43 -37 -33 -35 -38 -41 -39 -37 -37 -37 -37 -40 -40 -41 -42 -42 -41
 Chill °C
-63 -57 -57 -61 -60 -62 -63 -65 -65 -70 -64 -66 -64 -55 -56 -58 -49 -62 -66 -67 -61 -51 -54 -56 -54 -55 -54 -44 -52 -55 -55 -54 -53 -50 -53 -57
 Freezing Level m
0 100 150 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
-36-33-34-39-42-43-44-45-44-40-40-44-45-47-47-48-49-49-45-40-34-28-31-36-39-38-37-36-37-37-38-40-41-41-42-41-32-30-30-34-37-38-40-40-40-37-37-39-40-41-42-43-45-45-42-37-32-27-29-34-36-34-33-33-33-33-33-35-36-36-37-36-26-25-25-28-30-32-33-33-33-32-31-32-32-34-35-36-38-39-37-33-29-25-27-30-30-29-28-27-27-27-27-28-29-29-29-29-21-20-20-21-23-25-27-26-26-27-25-24-25-26-27-29-31-32-32-29-26-23-25-26-24-24-23-22-22-21-21-22-22-21-21-22-15-15-15-14-17-18-20-20-19-21-19-17-17-18-20-22-25-27-28-26-23-20-22-21-18-18-18-17-16-16-16-16-16-15-15-16-9-8-8-8-11-13-15-14-14-15-13-11-11-13-15-17-21-23-24-22-20-16-16-16-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-11-12-2-2-2-1-5-7-9-8-8-9-7-5-5-8-9-11-15-17-18-17-14-10-10-10-7-7-7-6-6-7-7-8-7-6-6-6
Sunrise
- 10:21 - - 10:22 - - 10:25 - - 10:26 - - 10:27 - - 10:30 - - 10:32 - - 10:33 - - 10:34 - - 10:36 - - 10:37 - - 10:37 -
Sunset
- - 3:27 - - 3:26 - - 3:26 - - 3:25 - - 3:23 - - 3:22 - - 3:22 - - 3:22 - - 3:22 - - 3:21 - - 3:21 - - 3:21

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon morning, min -45°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed night, min -50°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -49°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, extremely windy from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McKinley at the specific elevation of 6194 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.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Talkeetna
97 km SSE
109m alt.
2 hours ago
-7.8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
1 hour ago
-16.1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
1 hour ago
-3.9° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(17 kph at 170).
14 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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