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MOUNT MCKINLEY RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
416 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 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 ON THE MOUNTAIN WITH DAILY SNOW
SHOWERS FROM 7000 TO 14000 FT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
STEADIEST SNOW WILL BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT
THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON FRIDAY. WINDS ARE WEAKENING THROUGH
TONIGHT AND THE PREVIOUS STRONG WIND ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
LOOKS TO BE WEAKER THAN INITIALLY THOUGHT.
FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 20 ABOVE.
THURSDAY
CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS 10 TO 20 ABOVE.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 5 ABOVE TO 15
BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 0 TO 10 BELOW.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 20 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH.
FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY, BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR OVERNIGHT. LOWS 25
TO 35 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 20 TO 30 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 35 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS
20 TO 30 MPH.
OUTLOOK FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE FROM ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE VICINITY OF THE
MOUNTAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY, ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL
MOVE TOWARDS THE MOUNTAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING STEADIER
SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS, AROUND 35 MPH EXPECTED
ON FRIDAY. EXPECT DAILY SNOW CHANCES FROM 7000 TO 14000 FT. WINDS
WILL BE GENERALLY WEAK SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
MAY 26
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