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

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 8 am Fri 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue morning, min -42°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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night
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night
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PM
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night
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PM
night
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night
AM
PM
night
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night
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PM
night
AM
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night
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night
AM
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night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
E
20
S
30
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
NE
20
N
30
N
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
10
S
0
W
20
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
65
WSW
55
SW
45
WSW
35
W
45
NW
35
NW
25
WSW
 cm 
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
4
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-34
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
-37
-38
-39
-41
-42
-41
-40
-39
-38
-40
-41
-41
-41
-39
-37
-36
-35
-36
-38
-38
-41
-42
-42
-40
-40
-41
-37
-36
-36
-37
min°C
-35
-37
-37
-37
-36
-37
-38
-39
-41
-42
-42
-42
-41
-39
-39
-40
-41
-41
-41
-40
-39
-36
-36
-37
-38
-39
-41
-42
-42
-40
-41
-41
-41
-36
-36
-38
chill°C 
-50
-53
-53
-59
-57
-54
-54
-52
-55
-55
-52
-54
-59
-61
-56
-54
-51
-50
-58
-58
-57
-49
-51
-45
-38
-57
-63
-64
-65
-63
-63
-63
-63
-56
-54
-56
Freezing level (m
750
800
200
400
800
550
550
850
450
300
550
0
100
750
350
650
650
500
200
550
0
0
300
0
100
250
0
400
600
0
0
500
0
0
450
0
Cloud base (m)
2550
2500
2500
4850
2500
2800
2600
2500
2500
2500
2600
2600
2600
3800
2600
2600
2850
2650
2500
2450
2650
2600
2500
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-35-37-37-37-36-37-38-39-40-42-42-42-41-39-39-40-41-41-41-40-38-36-36-37-38-39-41-42-42-40-41-41-39-36-36-38-30-32-32-32-32-32-33-33-35-36-36-36-35-33-34-35-35-36-36-35-34-32-31-33-34-35-36-37-37-35-35-36-35-32-32-33-23-25-26-25-25-25-25-26-27-28-28-29-28-26-26-27-27-28-28-27-27-26-26-27-27-28-29-29-28-27-28-28-27-26-25-27-16-19-19-19-18-18-18-18-19-20-21-21-20-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-21-21-20-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-20-19-19-20-10-12-13-12-11-11-11-11-12-13-13-14-13-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-4-5-8-6-5-6-6-5-6-7-7-9-7-7-6-5-6-7-7-8-10-9-9-10-9-9-9-7-6-10-8-7-10-9-8-1131-2010120-1-1-3-1-1-110-1-1-2-4-3-3-4-2-3-301-3-2-1-4-3-2-5
Sunrise
8:33
8:30
8:26
8:23
8:21
8:17
8:14
8:11
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:58
Sunset
6:01
6:05
6:07
6:10
6:14
6:15
6:19
6:22
6:24
6:28
6:30
6:34

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
16 km
Low: scattered
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 273).
6
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
16 km
Low: few
159 km SSE
76m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
14 km
Low: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
44 minutes ago
-3° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
6
178 km SSE
138m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 24).
27
182 km SSE
140m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
-
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 68).
29

* 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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