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

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 2 am Wed 05 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
15
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
SW
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
0
WNW
10
WNW
35
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SW
20
WSW
 cm 
1.0
1.0
1.0
5
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
-26
-26
-25
-27
-25
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
-27
-25
min°C
-27
-27
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
chill°C 
-37
-38
-40
-40
-41
-40
-40
-37
-34
-35
-33
-29
-30
-26
-26
-24
-26
-24
-27
-28
-31
-31
-31
-25
-26
-34
-39
-39
-41
-39
-38
-40
-39
-39
-38
-38
Freezing level (m
650
400
0
0
350
300
0
350
200
500
1150
800
1150
1600
1500
1350
1400
1100
1150
1400
1150
800
1200
900
350
400
0
50
350
450
600
650
650
300
650
200
Cloud base (m)
2600
4750
6300
8300
8550
4800
2650
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-40-39-36-35-35-34-33-33-33-34-33-32-31-30-30-29-28-29-30-30-31-31-32-34-37-37-36-38-35-34-35-38-39-40-40-37-34-33-32-31-31-30-29-29-29-29-29-27-26-25-25-24-24-24-24-25-26-26-27-30-33-32-32-33-32-30-31-33-34-35-35-33-27-27-25-25-25-24-23-23-23-22-21-20-19-18-18-17-17-16-17-17-18-19-20-23-26-26-26-27-26-24-25-26-27-27-27-26-19-19-19-19-18-18-18-17-16-15-14-13-11-11-10-9-10-9-10-10-11-12-13-17-20-20-20-20-20-19-18-19-19-20-20-20-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-10-8-8-6-5-5-4-5-5-4-5-6-7-8-10-13-14-15-14-14-13-12-12-12-13-13-13-5-8-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-3-4-1-10-1-1-3-1-2-3-3-4-5-7-8-10-8-8-7-6-6-6-7-6-81-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2133566654554331-1-2-4-2-2-1101-10-2
Sunrise
9:22
9:19
9:17
9:14
9:11
9:07
9:04
9:02
8:59
8:56
8:52
8:49
Sunset
5:13
5:15
5:19
5:22
5:24
5:28
5:30
5:34
5:37
5:39
5:43
5:46

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu 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
-18° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
157 km SSE
71m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 108).
3
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
159 km SSE
76m alt.
46 minutes ago
-17° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 12).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Low: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 337).
6
178 km SSE
138m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
0
182 km SSE
140m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° 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.

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