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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