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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Placeholder
Issued: 8 am Mon 20 Jan Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -43°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Wed morning, min -47°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
WSW
55
WSW
50
SW
65
S
40
S
45
SSE
20
SSW
35
SSW
50
W
40
SW
115
W
95
W
95
SW
90
SW
95
SW
110
SSW
90
SW
110
SSW
100
SSW
80
SW
105
SW
85
SW
75
SW
45
WSW
45
W
65
W
40
W
30
WNW
35
NW
55
NNW
45
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNE
35
N
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.9.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.33.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.57.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.81.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.105.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.129.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.153.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.177.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.201.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.225.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.249.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.273.cc23
 cm 
1.0
2.0
2.0
3
5
1.0
7
3
13
5
6
13
4
4
3
1.0
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-34
-33
-29
-29
-30
-31
-38
-38
-34
-34
-27
-23
-23
-22
-22
-25
-26
-27
-33
-36
-37
-37
-39
-40
-42
-42
-41
-42
-42
-43
-44
-45
-45
-44
-44
-45
min°C
-35
-34
-33
-30
-30
-37
-39
-39
-36
-35
-29
-25
-23
-23
-24
-27
-27
-31
-35
-36
-37
-37
-39
-42
-43
-42
-42
-42
-42
-43
-44
-46
-47
-44
-44
-46
chill°C 
-54
-55
-54
-49
-47
-50
-60
-59
-56
-54
-54
-46
-44
-43
-45
-49
-50
-57
-59
-61
-64
-63
-64
-64
-66
-68
-61
-61
-62
-66
-67
-64
-63
-55
-60
-68
Freezing level (m
0
150
200
550
700
400
0
450
0
0
200
450
650
650
850
950
950
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2550
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2600
2550
2600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-40-39-36-34-34-39-44-45-40-39-31-27-27-26-27-31-31-33-39-40-41-40-42-44-45-44-43-44-44-45-46-48-49-47-47-49-35-34-31-30-30-34-39-39-35-35-28-24-23-23-23-26-27-29-34-36-37-37-39-41-43-42-42-42-42-43-44-46-46-44-44-46-28-27-25-24-24-27-30-30-29-28-24-20-18-18-18-20-21-23-28-30-32-33-36-38-39-39-39-40-40-40-41-42-43-41-40-41-20-20-18-18-18-20-22-22-22-21-19-15-12-13-13-14-15-18-22-24-26-29-32-35-36-36-37-37-37-37-38-39-39-38-37-37-14-13-12-12-12-13-14-15-15-14-14-10-8-9-8-8-9-12-16-18-21-24-28-32-32-33-34-34-35-35-34-35-35-35-33-32-10-8-7-6-6-7-8-8-9-9-8-5-5-5-4-3-3-7-10-12-16-19-22-28-28-28-30-31-31-32-31-31-32-31-30-29-3-2-1110-2-1-3-3-21113330-3-5-9-13-16-22-22-22-24-25-25-26-26-26-26-25-24-23
Sunrise
10:07
10:03
10:02
9:59
9:56
9:53
9:52
9:48
9:45
9:44
9:41
9:37
Sunset
4:22
4:25
4:29
4:31
4:35
4:37
4:42
4:45
4:47
4:51
4:53
4:57

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -43°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
97 km SSE
209m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
5 km
Low: overcast
159 km SSE
76m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 171).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
41 minutes ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 316).
6
178 km SSE
138m alt.
51 minutes ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 9).
8
182 km SSE
140m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
6

* 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.

Mount McKinley Photos