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

Mount McKinley
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 pm Tue 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the N by Sun morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon afternoon, min -47°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sun morning, min -48°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sun
6
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
AM
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
40
SW
35
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
40
N
20
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
25
S
65
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
NW
65
N
130
N
95
N
75
NNW
85
WNW
130
WNW
125
NW
120
NW
110
WNW
85
W
100
WSW
60
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
75
W
90
WSW
65
SW
55
SW
 cm 
2.0
1.0
1.0
7
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-41
-40
-40
-38
-37
-37
-37
-38
-36
-35
-36
-35
-35
-33
-28
-26
-25
-25
-29
-32
-31
-30
-30
-38
-42
-46
-47
-46
-46
-47
-47
-45
-43
-43
-41
-40
min°C
-41
-41
-41
-40
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-35
-37
-35
-36
-36
-30
-29
-26
-28
-30
-35
-32
-30
-36
-39
-44
-47
-47
-47
-48
-48
-48
-47
-44
-43
-43
-41
chill°C 
-62
-62
-57
-54
-56
-51
-46
-46
-54
-58
-55
-52
-58
-59
-56
-52
-48
-53
-57
-63
-58
-55
-63
-66
-66
-66
-69
-70
-73
-71
-68
-62
-72
-72
-70
-65
Freezing level (m
900
250
700
850
0
350
600
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
250
850
900
800
700
0
350
800
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2650
4950
2600
2600
2600
2800
5350
5250
7750
2650
2600
6100
2600
2550
2550
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
2500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-41-41-41-39-37-37-38-38-37-35-37-35-36-35-29-28-26-27-30-34-32-30-33-39-43-47-47-47-47-48-48-46-44-43-42-41-35-35-35-34-32-32-33-34-33-31-32-32-32-31-26-24-22-23-27-30-29-27-29-35-38-42-42-42-43-43-43-43-40-39-38-36-27-27-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-25-26-26-27-26-21-20-18-19-22-24-23-21-24-29-32-35-36-36-37-37-37-37-35-33-31-29-18-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-21-20-20-21-22-20-16-15-13-14-17-19-18-16-18-24-25-28-29-29-31-31-30-31-30-27-25-23-11-12-11-12-13-13-12-14-15-14-15-16-17-16-11-10-9-9-12-14-13-10-13-18-19-22-22-22-25-24-24-26-24-21-18-16-5-7-5-5-9-7-7-11-9-9-11-10-10-13-7-4-5-4-7-10-6-4-7-11-12-16-15-15-19-17-17-21-17-15-14-92-122-300-5-3-3-5-4-4-7-1223-1-402-1-4-5-10-9-9-12-11-10-15-10-8-8-3
Sunrise
7:45
7:41
7:37
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:16
7:13
7:11
7:07
Sunset
8:31
8:35
8:37
8:40
8:44
8:46
8:49
8:52
8:54
8:58
9:00
9:04

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount McKinley is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the N by Sun morning).

Mount McKinley Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon afternoon, min -47°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount McKinley at the specific elevation of 6194 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
9° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
16 km
Minchumina Airport
112 km NW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Mckinley Park Airport
128 km NE
701m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
16 km
157 km SSE
71m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 334).
13
Wasilla Airport
158 km SE
1524m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
0.1 km
159 km SSE
76m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 15).
2
Nikolai Airport
169 km WSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
16 km
174 km SSE
434m alt.
53 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 339 degs) was rejected.
178 km SSE
138m alt.
35 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 5).
11
182 km SSE
140m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 68).
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.

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