Mount McKinley weather

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

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Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the E on Fri night, moderate winds from the S by Sun night).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Wed afternoon, min -44°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

(Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -46°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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snow showers
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Wind km/h
105 ESE105
45 SE45
35 SSE35
50 SSE50
35 SSE35
25 SSE25
25 S25
35 SSW35
45 S45
40 SSE40
45 SSW45
65 SSW65
50 SW50
105 W105
100 WSW100
90 SW90
90 SW90
55 SW55
25 WSW25
25 SW25
30 SW30
10 SW10
15 SW15
20 SW20
15 SW15
25 SW25
55 SSW55
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
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Low °C
-41 -42 -40 -40 -41 -43 -43 -43 -43 -44 -41 -43 -44 -41 -40 -41 -41 -40 -42 -41 -41 -42 -42 -43 -44 -45 -46
Chill °C
-65 -64 -63 -63 -61 -60 -59 -64 -66 -65 -63 -67 -73 -68 -67 -68 -66 -63 -58 -59 -59 -53 -56 -59 -58 -64 -72
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
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Sunset
- - 4:16 - - 4:20 - - 4:22 - - 4:24 - - 4:28 - - 4:31 - - 4:35 - - 4:37 - - 4:40

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A dusting of new snowExtremely cold (max -36°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Sun afternoon)Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the E on Fri night, moderate winds from the S by Sun night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon nightExtremely cold (max -39°C on Wed afternoon, min -44°C on Mon night)Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dryExtremely cold (max -41°C on Thu night, min -46°C on Sun afternoon)Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the S 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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
TalkeetnaStateArp
96 km SSE
105m alt.
3 hours ago
-12.8° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
36 km
Mid: scattered
Talkeetna Airport
97 km SSE
109m alt.
55 minutes ago
-13.9° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
113 km WNW
214m alt.
52 minutes ago
-25.6° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
524m alt.
52 minutes ago
-26.1° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected
.
16 km
Willow
159 km SSE
76m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).

* 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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