878  
SXAK49 PAFG 080130  
RECAFG  
 
DENALI RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
530 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2024  
 
THE FORECAST FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF DENALI PARK CAN BE  
FOUND ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AFG/DENALINPCURRENT.  
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING FLYING WEATHER, CAN BE  
FOUND ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AFG/DENALICLIMBING.  
 
ALTITUDE FORECAST...  
WIND SPEEDS 14 THOUSAND FEET AND ABOVE ARE FREE AIR.  
WIND GUSTS ARE NOT INCLUDED.  
TEMPERATURES ARE IN FAHRENHEIT.  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE AT THE LOWER  
ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH LOWER CHANCES FOR  
SNOW ON WEDNESDAY. ABOVE THE 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP, SNOW IS STILL  
POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BUT LESS LIKELY. ABOVE 17000  
FEET, MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP
 
 
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.  
   
TONIGHT
 
SNOW LIKELY. LOW NEAR 15.   
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH NEAR 25.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SNOW. LOW NEAR 10.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET
 
 
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOW NEAR 15  
BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH NEAR 10  
BELOW.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOW NEAR  
15 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 20 MPH.  
 

 
   
FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT
 
 
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 30 TO 40 BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS 30  
MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 25 TO 35 BELOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS  
20 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 30 TO 40 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS  
25 MPH.  
 

 
   
OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
 
 
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN. CONTINUING SNOW CHANCES AND  
CLOUD COVER FOR MOST OF THE MOUNTAIN, WITH THE SUMMIT REMAINING  
CLEARER.  
 

 
 

 
MAY 24  
 
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