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

UsMount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 8 pm Wed 20 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
1
Mon
2
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
PM
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
 km/h
70
NW
75
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
65
NW
45
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
45
W
60
WSW
110
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
25
WNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
50
NNW
75
NW
75
NW
60
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
15
N
20
NNW
25
WNW
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T alaskaunitedstates.wind.75.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.99.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.123.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.147.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.171.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.195.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.219.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.243.cc23
T alaskaunitedstates.wind.267.cc23
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 cm 
1.0
1.0
3
2.0
3
5
4
 mm 
max°C
-19
-20
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-33
-34
-36
-34
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-35
-33
-32
min°C
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-30
-33
-35
-37
-35
-33
-33
-33
-32
-34
-33
-32
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-35
-37
-34
-32
chill°C 
-38
-38
-39
-38
-40
-42
-41
-39
-40
-38
-39
-41
-51
-55
-56
-54
-53
-50
-49
-55
-55
-55
-53
-52
-50
-50
-51
-52
-51
-54
-53
-53
-44
-49
-48
-46
Freezing level (m
1950
1300
1400
1200
1700
2000
1450
2050
1700
1450
1400
1450
750
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
50
250
150
250
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
6400
6150
5300
8400
5650
7750
3700
2700
2600
2600
2600
2850
2950
8100
5350
2650
2900
2600
2550
2600
2750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-24-24-26-28-28-27-28-28-26-26-27-32-38-39-41-39-37-37-38-37-38-37-36-36-36-36-38-38-38-39-40-40-40-38-37-20-20-20-21-22-23-22-23-23-23-23-23-27-33-35-37-35-33-33-33-32-33-33-32-31-32-32-33-33-33-34-34-35-36-34-32-13-14-14-14-15-15-16-16-17-17-17-17-21-27-28-30-29-27-26-26-25-26-26-25-25-25-25-27-27-27-27-27-28-30-27-26-7-8-8-8-7-8-9-9-10-11-11-11-15-21-22-23-23-21-19-18-18-19-19-19-18-18-19-20-20-20-20-20-20-23-21-19-2-4-4-4-3-3-4-3-4-6-6-6-10-14-16-18-18-17-14-13-13-13-14-14-13-12-13-14-14-14-13-13-13-17-16-141-1-1-11214100-2-5-8-11-13-15-14-12-11-10-10-10-10-9-8-8-9-9-9-8-8-8-13-13-1176657871077652-2-5-7-9-8-6-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-4-3-2-2-2-7-7-5
Sunrise
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
9:56
9:59
10:00
10:03
10:06
10:08
10:11
10:14
Sunset
3:53
3:52
3:49
3:47
3:45
3:42
3:41
3:38
3:37
3:36
3:33
3:33

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3 km
Low: overcast
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
3
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
159 km SSE
76m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5 km
Low: overcast
174 km SSE
434m alt.
18 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 325).
8
178 km SSE
138m alt.
27 minutes ago
-17° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 312).
0
182 km SSE
140m alt.
22 minutes ago
-16° 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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