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SXAK49 PAFG 211340
RECAFG
MOUNT MCKINLEY RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
540 AM AKDT THU MAY 21 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 FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT THEN GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE ON FRIDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ABOVE 14000 FT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, WHEN THE HIGHEST WINDS COULD REACH OVER 30
MPH, BEFORE DECREASING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TODAY
CLOUDY. SNOW. HIGHS 10 TO 20 ABOVE. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15
MPH.
TONIGHT
CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY
CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS 10 TO 20 ABOVE. SOUTH WINDS 10
TO 20 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 5 TO 15 ABOVE.
FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 0 TO 10 BELOW. SOUTH
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 20 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25
MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 5 TO 15 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH.
FRIDAY 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.
TODAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 20 TO 30 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 35 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30
MPH.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 20 TO 30 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35
MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 40 BELOW. SOUTH WINDS 15
TO 25 MPH.
OUTLOOK SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A WEAK SYSTEM IN TO THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING CONTINUING SNOW SHOWERS
TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE WEAKER ON
SATURDAY BUT COULD INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY AT
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MOVING
INTO NEXT WEEK.
MAY 26
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