Denali (Mount McKinley) weather
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Denali (Mount McKinley) Weather Forecast

Alaska Range · United States
Issued: 9 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5650
2600
2600
2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
km/h
35
SW
60
SW
105
SSW
85
SW
80
SSW
55
S
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSE
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
70
WSW
45
WSW
25
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
8
5
7
11
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-28
-32
-34
-35
-38
-39
-37
-35
-35
-34
-40
-40
-36
-33
-31
-29
min °C
-26
-27
-31
-33
-34
-37
-39
-39
-39
-36
-35
-38
-40
-40
-40
-34
-31
-31
 chill °C
-41
-46
-55
-57
-58
-56
-39
-47
-47
-50
-50
-56
-61
-61
-62
-57
-50
-46
Freezing level m
1100
1200
1150
1100
1200
1100
1000
1000
500
450
750
350
400
850
900
700
850
800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-27-30-33-34-36-39-39-38-36-35-36-40-40-38-34-31-30-22-23-26-28-29-31-33-34-33-32-31-32-35-34-33-29-27-26-16-17-19-22-22-23-25-26-26-25-24-25-27-26-25-23-21-20-11-12-14-15-15-16-17-18-18-18-18-19-19-18-17-17-16-14-6-6-8-8-8-9-10-11-12-12-12-13-12-10-11-11-10-9-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-4-7-6-6-8-6-4-5-5-5-454454432-111-1132223
Sunrise
8:33
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:41
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:47
—
—
Sunset
—
7:07
—
—
7:04
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:57
—
—
6:53
—
—
6:51
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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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed 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
8°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
16 km
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(17 kph at 160).
16 km
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
48 minutes ago
3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
11 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
157 km SSE
71m alt.
31 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
11
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
16 km
Low: few
174 km SSE
434m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 207 degs) was rejected.
182 km SSE
140m alt.
24 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 68).
6
184 km SSE
121m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 145).

* 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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