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

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 3 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
3450
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2550
km/h
60
SSW
40
SSW
45
ESE
45
SE
25
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
W
30
WSW
45
NW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
45
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
9
8
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-31
-30
-33
-34
-36
-36
-36
-36
-35
-33
-34
-35
-34
-34
-28
-27
min °C
-34
-32
-31
-33
-36
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-30
-32
 chill °C
-56
-51
-49
-52
-52
-50
-53
-53
-48
-54
-53
-51
-53
-54
-54
-50
-47
Freezing level m
900
1050
1350
1700
1250
1000
950
650
350
650
0
0
550
350
650
1150
1250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-34-32-31-33-35-37-37-37-36-36-34-34-35-35-34-29-30-30-27-26-27-30-32-32-32-31-31-30-30-31-31-29-25-26-23-20-19-20-22-24-24-25-25-25-24-24-25-25-23-20-19-16-13-13-12-14-17-17-18-18-18-18-18-19-18-16-14-14-10-7-6-5-7-10-10-12-12-13-13-13-13-12-10-9-8-4-2-11-2-3-4-6-6-7-10-8-7-7-4-2-23467633100-3-2-1-1245
Sunrise
—
—
8:49
—
—
8:52
—
—
8:56
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
Sunset
6:51
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:34
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Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Denali (Mount McKinley) at the specific elevation of 6194 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Denali (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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
97 km SSE
209m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
16 km
Low: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: overcast
157 km SSE
71m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 282).
5
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
16 km
Low: scattered
159 km SSE
76m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 349).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
16 km
Low: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
5
182 km SSE
140m alt.
43 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 45).
18
187 km SSE
118m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 74 degs) was rejected.

* 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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