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

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 pm Mon 10 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
5
ESE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
50
W
75
SW
75
SSW
70
SSW
40
SSE
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
15
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
 cm 
2.0
3
2.0
2.0
7
10
6
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-34
-34
-34
-35
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
-37
-38
-37
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-38
-38
-38
-36
-36
-35
-35
-35
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
min°C
-34
-34
-35
-37
-37
-37
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-38
-37
-36
-35
-36
-35
-34
-37
-38
-39
-39
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-38
chill°C 
-40
-46
-51
-52
-53
-54
-52
-44
-48
-55
-57
-56
-53
-54
-56
-53
-53
-56
-55
-59
-57
-54
-57
-52
-54
-45
-49
-42
-36
-44
-50
-48
-50
-51
-47
-49
Freezing level (m
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
500
350
150
150
0
0
100
0
0
200
0
0
250
0
0
200
Cloud base (m)
5350
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2600
2600
2550
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2500
2500
2450
2500
5350
4650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-39-39-39-40-42-42-40-40-40-42-42-42-42-42-43-41-40-39-40-40-39-41-43-44-43-41-40-40-40-40-42-43-43-44-44-44-34-34-35-36-37-37-36-37-37-38-38-38-37-37-38-37-36-35-36-35-34-36-38-39-39-37-36-36-36-36-37-37-38-38-38-38-28-28-28-30-30-30-31-31-31-32-32-31-32-31-31-31-30-30-29-28-27-28-30-31-32-30-30-30-29-29-30-30-30-31-30-30-21-21-22-24-23-24-26-26-26-27-26-25-26-24-24-24-24-24-23-21-20-20-22-23-25-24-24-24-23-22-23-23-22-23-22-22-15-15-16-18-17-18-21-21-21-21-20-19-20-18-17-18-19-18-16-14-13-13-15-16-18-17-17-18-17-16-17-16-15-16-15-15-10-9-10-14-12-12-17-15-15-15-13-13-15-11-11-13-12-12-10-7-7-8-8-9-12-11-10-13-10-9-12-9-9-11-9-9-5-3-4-8-6-6-11-8-8-9-7-6-9-5-5-7-6-6-4-10-2-2-3-6-4-4-7-3-3-6-3-3-6-3-3
Sunrise
8:36
8:32
8:29
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:08
8:04
8:02
7:58
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 -34°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW 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.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
16 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
5
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
16 km
159 km SSE
76m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 69).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
16 km
174 km SSE
434m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 13 degs) was rejected.
178 km SSE
138m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 29).
13
182 km SSE
140m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 45).
19

* 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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