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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Placeholder
Issued: 8 am Mon 20 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon night, min -45°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun morning, min -45°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Wed morning, min -49°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
50
WSW
70
W
65
SW
80
SSW
40
S
55
SSE
20
SSW
40
SSW
60
W
50
SW
145
W
115
W
115
SW
110
WSW
115
SW
135
SSW
110
SW
135
SSW
125
SSW
95
SW
125
SW
105
SW
90
SW
50
WSW
55
W
80
W
50
W
35
WNW
45
NW
65
NNW
55
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
N
40
N
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.9.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.33.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.57.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.81.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.105.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.129.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.153.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.177.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.201.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.225.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.249.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.273.cc23
 cm 
1.0
2.0
2.0
3
5
1.0
7
3
13
5
6
13
4
4
3
1.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-39
-38
-34
-34
-34
-36
-43
-44
-39
-38
-30
-26
-26
-26
-25
-29
-30
-31
-38
-40
-40
-40
-41
-43
-44
-44
-42
-44
-44
-44
-46
-47
-48
-46
-46
-48
min°C
-41
-39
-37
-34
-34
-42
-45
-45
-41
-40
-32
-28
-27
-26
-28
-32
-31
-35
-40
-40
-41
-40
-42
-45
-45
-44
-43
-44
-44
-45
-46
-48
-49
-47
-47
-49
chill°C 
-64
-64
-62
-58
-53
-55
-69
-68
-64
-62
-60
-52
-51
-49
-52
-58
-58
-64
-68
-68
-71
-69
-68
-70
-70
-72
-69
-65
-67
-70
-72
-67
-68
-61
-71
-73
Freezing level (m
0
150
200
550
700
400
0
450
0
0
200
450
650
650
850
950
950
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-40-39-36-34-34-39-44-45-40-39-31-27-27-26-27-31-31-33-39-40-41-40-42-44-45-44-43-44-44-45-46-48-49-47-47-49-35-34-31-30-30-34-39-39-35-35-28-24-23-23-23-26-27-29-34-36-37-37-39-41-43-42-42-42-42-43-44-46-46-44-44-46-28-27-25-24-24-27-30-30-29-28-24-20-18-18-18-20-21-23-28-30-32-33-36-38-39-39-39-40-40-40-41-42-43-41-40-41-20-20-18-18-18-20-22-22-22-21-19-15-12-13-13-14-15-18-22-24-26-29-32-35-36-36-37-37-37-37-38-39-39-38-37-37-14-13-12-12-12-13-14-15-15-14-14-10-8-9-8-8-9-12-16-18-21-24-28-32-32-33-34-34-35-35-34-35-35-35-33-32-10-8-7-6-6-7-8-8-9-9-8-5-5-5-4-3-3-7-10-12-16-19-22-28-28-28-30-31-31-32-31-31-32-31-30-29-3-2-1110-2-1-3-3-21113330-3-5-9-13-16-22-22-22-24-25-25-26-26-26-26-25-24-23
Sunrise
10:07
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:53
9:52
9:48
9:45
9:44
9:41
9:37
Sunset
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:31
4:35
4:37
4:42
4:45
4:47
4:51
4:53
4:57

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon night, min -45°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun morning, min -45°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
High: scattered
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 119).
5
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
36 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 171).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 239).
2
178 km SSE
138m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
0
182 km SSE
140m alt.
44 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
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.

Mount McKinley Photos