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MOUNT MCKINLEY RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 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 WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN WITH DAILY SNOW
SHOWERS BELOW AROUND 14000 FEET THROUGH MIDWEEK. STEADIER SNOW IS
EXPECTED TODAY AS A FRONT LIFTS NORTH OVER THE MOUNTAIN. A SERIES OF
STORMS APPROACHING THE MOUNTAIN FROM THE SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD
TO GUSTY, SOUTHERLY WINDS, PARTICULARLY HIGHER ON THE MOUNTAIN.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE. SOUTH WINDS 15
TO 25 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 15 TO 25 ABOVE.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 20 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10
TO 15 MPH.
FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
..STRONG WINDS TONIGHT
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 20 BELOW.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 0 TO 10 BELOW.
SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. LOWS 5 ABOVE TO 15 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 10
TO 15 MPH.
FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
..HIGH WIND WARNING TONIGHT
..STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 30 TO 40 BELOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO
60 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 15 TO 25
BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 35 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH.
OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE FROM
ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOUNTAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY, ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST
TOWARDS THE MOUNTAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH IMPACTS CONTINUING
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL CAUSE SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. EXPECT DAILY
SNOW CHANCES BELOW AROUND 14,000 FEET AND GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY
AT HIGHER CAMPS LATE THIS WEEK.
MAY 26
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