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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 3 pm Thu 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -44°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -46°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed afternoon, min -44°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun afternoon, min -43°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
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Monday
8
Tue
9
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snow showers
part cloud
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snow showers
clear
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snow showers
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snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
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cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
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snow showers
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clear
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clear
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some clouds
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clear
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clear
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snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
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snow shwrs
clear
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snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
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clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
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light snow
snow shwrs
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 km/h
20
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
130
WSW
120
SW
130
SSW
45
SSW
20
SE
35
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
65
WNW
55
WNW
110
WNW
130
WSW
120
WSW
130
WSW
60
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
25
NW
55
NW
45
NW
60
WNW
60
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
65
SSW
60
S
55
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
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Wave Height Map
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 cm 
3
1.0
1.0
5
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 mm 
max°C
-39
-36
-36
-37
-29
-27
-27
-36
-44
-44
-45
-45
-44
-41
-35
-32
-31
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-36
-39
-41
-42
-43
-42
-41
-37
-36
-36
-38
-36
-34
-36
-39
-41
-42
-42
min°C
-40
-38
-37
-37
-33
-28
-30
-43
-44
-44
-46
-45
-45
-44
-41
-34
-36
-36
-37
-41
-42
-42
-44
-43
-41
-41
-36
-38
-38
-37
-35
-38
-40
-41
-43
-43
chill°C 
-55
-58
-58
-58
-60
-53
-56
-60
-61
-65
-70
-65
-69
-68
-65
-61
-66
-64
-64
-65
-62
-63
-63
-67
-63
-66
-58
-60
-60
-60
-58
-61
-57
-58
-59
-59
Freezing level (m
500
0
100
350
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550
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Cloud base (m)
2600
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2600
2600
5700
5900
2600
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2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
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5950
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
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2600
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Sunrise
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:54
Sunset
8:44
8:46
8:49
8:52
8:54
8:58
9:00
9:04
9:06
9:08
9:12
9:15

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -44°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -46°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed afternoon, min -44°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Talkeetna
97 km SSE
109m alt.
4 hours ago
2° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
40 km
Low: few
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 144).
10
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken

* 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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