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SXAK49 PAFG 130041
RECAFG
MOUNT MCKINLEY RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
441 PM AKDT TUE MAY 12 2026
THE FORECAST FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF DENALI NATIONAL PARK CAN BE
FOUND ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AFG/MCKINLEYCLIMBING_FORECAST.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING FLYING WEATHER, CAN BE
FOUND ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AFG/MCKINLEYCLIMBING.
ALTITUDE FORECAST...
WIND SPEEDS 14 THOUSAND FEET AND ABOVE ARE FREE AIR.
WIND GUSTS ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TEMPERATURES ARE IN FAHRENHEIT.
SYNOPSIS
SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN SHIFT SOUTHEASTERLY LATE
TUESDAY AND THEN STRENGTHEN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CHANCES OF
SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE BELOW 14000 FEET THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.
FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10
TO 20 ABOVE.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 20 TO 30 ABOVE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10
TO 20 ABOVE.
FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
..STRONG WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 15 BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS 30
TO 45 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 0 TO 10 BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS
25 TO 40 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 15 BELOW. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH.
FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
..STRONG WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 30 BELOW. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 25 BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS
30 TO 45 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 30 BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS 30
TO 40 MPH.
OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK DUE TO A
LARGE LOW SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAIN. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWER CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK BELOW 14000 FEET. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
14000 FEET AND ABOVE WEAKEN THURSDAY AND REMAIN WEAKER THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK.
MAY 26
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