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Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 3 pm Wed 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 3 pm Wed 16 Apr Local Time

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7 Mount McKinley Elevations: 7 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).
	Wed 16		Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	SSW	SSW	S	S	ESE	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSE	WSW	SW
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cm	3	7	1.0	1.0	3	1.0	4	1.0	—	3	1.0	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-21	-24	-28	-31	-34	-35	-34	-34	-33	-33	-32	-29	-28	-28	-31	-31	-30
min°C	-21	-26	-30	-33	-35	-35	-34	-34	-34	-33	-33	-30	-28	-30	-32	-31	-30
chill°C	-40	-45	-49	-47	-41	-35	-34	-34	-48	-49	-51	-51	-46	-43	-47	-50	-47

Freezing level (m)	1200	950	1150	1050	100	450	600	0	350	650	0	550	1000	350	600	850	350
Cloud base (m)	2550	2600	2600	2550	2600	2600	2600	2600	2600	2600	2600	2500	2500	2500	2600	2600	2600

	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:26	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:16	—	—
	9:35	—	—	9:37	—	—	9:40	—	—	9:44	—	—	9:46	—	—	9:50	—

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McKinley at the specific elevation of 5500 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Talkeetna Airport 97 km SSE 209m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).	10 km Mid: few High: overcast
Minchumina Airport 112 km NW 216m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport 128 km NE 701m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Willow 157 km SSE 71m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 313).
Wasilla Airport 158 km SE 1524m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs) (20 kph at 100).	0.1 km Low: overcast
Willow 159 km SSE 76m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 9).
Nikolai Airport 169 km WSW 126m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 70).	16 km Low: overcast
Wasilla 178 km SSE 138m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (13 kph at 65).
Wasilla 182 km SSE 140m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (8 kph at 68).
Lakes wx 184 km SSE 121m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the E (14 kph at 80).

* 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.