Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

 

Days 0-3 Mount McKinley Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -41°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 3-6 Mount McKinley Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Mount McKinley Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
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moderate snow
snow showers
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clear
snow showers
snow showers
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clear
clear
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Wind km/h
55 S55
50 SSE50
15 SSE15
30 E30
5 ESE5
5 ENE5
10 NE10
15 NE15
10 NNE10
10 NNW10
10 WNW10
10 WNW10
15 WNW15
10 W10
10 W10
10 W10
10 WSW10
5 SW5
10 WSW10
15 SW15
10 WSW10
45 W45
70 WSW70
50 SSW50
60 SSE60
40 SSE40
65 SSE65
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
19 31 16 11 32 11 7 9 3 3 6 3 3 2 1 1 - 1 1 2 1 1 - - 3 26 5
High °C
-30 -30 -35 -36 -38 -40 -40 -40 -41 -41 -41 -41 -41 -42 -41 -41 -41 -40 -40 -40 -40 -35 -31 -28 -26 -27 -33
Low °C
-30 -34 -35 -37 -39 -40 -40 -40 -41 -41 -41 -41 -42 -42 -41 -41 -41 -41 -40 -40 -40 -39 -33 -30 -26 -33 -33
Chill °C
-50 -49 -48 -53 -47 -40 -50 -53 -53 -52 -52 -53 -55 -55 -51 -53 -53 -49 -50 -53 -50 -61 -52 -46 -45 -48 -55
Freezing level m
1700 1600 1450 1150 750 600 600 400 350 300 50 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 700 1650 1600 1650
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Sunrise
- - 9:34 - - 9:37 - - 9:41 - - 9:44 - - 9:47 - - 9:49 - - 9:52 - - 9:55 - - 9:57
Sunset
4:04 - - 4:01 - - 4:00 - - 3:56 - - 3:55 - - 3:52 - - 3:49 - - 3:48 - - 3:45 - -

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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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Chulitna Airport
63 km ESE
381m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
TalkeetnaStateArp
96 km SSE
105m alt.
3 hours ago
3.9° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
109m alt.
1 hour ago
3.9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 360).
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
1 hour ago
-9.4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
1 hour ago
5.6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected
.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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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