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

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 pm Tue 11 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
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
AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
25
W
45
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SE
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
SW
25
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
 cm 
1.0
6
6
7
5
 mm 
max°C
-28
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-30
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-29
-28
-29
-29
min°C
-28
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-31
-29
-29
-30
-30
chill°C 
-39
-42
-43
-41
-39
-38
-40
-40
-42
-44
-44
-42
-42
-45
-43
-46
-48
-47
-47
-46
-44
-44
-41
-40
-40
-38
-40
-42
-42
-43
-44
-45
-44
-40
-40
-37
Freezing level (m
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
350
650
550
600
850
450
350
450
0
100
300
0
0
100
0
150
Cloud base (m)
2600
2500
2600
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2550
2800
2500
2500
2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
3900
5600
2500
2500
6050
5150
2450
2450
2500
2650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-39-41-42-42-40-41-42-42-42-42-42-43-43-42-41-40-40-39-39-39-40-39-40-40-39-40-41-41-41-41-42-43-40-40-41-43-35-36-37-37-36-36-38-38-38-38-38-38-38-38-37-36-36-35-34-34-34-34-34-34-34-34-36-36-36-36-36-38-35-35-37-37-28-30-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-31-32-32-32-33-32-31-31-29-28-28-27-27-27-26-26-27-28-28-29-29-29-31-29-29-30-30-22-24-24-24-26-25-25-27-26-25-26-25-25-27-27-26-26-23-22-21-20-19-19-19-18-19-21-21-22-22-22-23-22-23-23-22-16-18-18-18-20-19-19-21-19-19-20-19-19-22-21-21-21-17-15-14-13-12-12-11-11-12-13-14-15-15-15-16-16-16-16-14-10-15-13-13-16-13-13-16-13-12-15-13-13-17-15-15-16-12-10-9-7-6-6-5-5-7-7-8-10-9-8-11-9-10-10-8-4-9-7-7-10-7-7-10-7-6-9-6-7-11-9-9-10-5-4-3-11122-1-1-1-5-2-2-5-3-4-4-1
Sunrise
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:08
8:04
8:02
7:58
7:54
Sunset
7:52
7:55
7:59
8:00
8:04
8:07
8:09
8:13
8:15
8:17
8:21
8:23

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McKinley at the specific elevation of 4500 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
2° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
16 km
Low: few
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
16 km
Puntilla Lake Airport
140 km SSW
297m alt.
48 minutes ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
40 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
6
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: scattered
159 km SSE
76m alt.
36 minutes ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
3
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
16 km
Low: few
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
178 km SSE
138m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 179).
8

* 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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