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SXAK49 PAFG 080140
RECAFG
MOUNT MCKINLEY RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
540 PM AKDT WED MAY 7 2025
THE FORECAST FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF DENALI NATIONAL PARK CAN BE
FOUND ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AFG/DENALINPPCURRENT.
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
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST AT ALL LEVELS WITH MOISTURE
CIRCULATING AROUND THE MOUNTAIN RANGE WITH A WEATHER SYSTEM
PASSING OVER THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE SNOW WILL BE
HEAVY THIS EVENING THEN LESSEN IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING TOMORROW MORNING AND BECOMING INTERMITTENT
BY THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN LIGHT.
FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY SKIES. SNOW LIKELY. LOW NEAR 0.
THURSDAY
CLOUDY SKIES. CHANCE FOR SNOW. HIGH NEAR 5.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY SKIES. LOW NEAR 5 BELOW.
FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY SKIES. SNOW LIKELY. LOW NEAR 20 BELOW.
THURSDAY
CLOUDY SKIES. CHANCE FOR SNOW. HIGH NEAR 15 BELOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY SKIES. LOW NEAR 25 BELOW
FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. WEST WIND 15 MPH BECOMING
LIGHT AFTER 3AM.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE FOR SNOW. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO
15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT WINDS.
OUTLOOK FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MUCH QUIETER AND DRIER WEATHER MOVES IN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LITTLE TO NO SNOW EXPECTED.
MAY 25
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