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SXAK49 PAFG 120108
RECAFG
MOUNT MCKINLEY RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
508 PM AKDT THU JUN 11 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
A WEAK FRONT MOVES OVER THE MOUNTAIN, INCREASING SNOW SHOWER
CHANCES AND CLOUD COVER, WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. EXPECT ANY SNOW
SHOWER ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING, BEFORE CHANCES
DROP TO AROUND 15%. CLOUDS ARE SET TO CLEAR OUT AGAIN ABOVE AROUND
10000 FT, WITH SOME RESIDUAL CLOUDS BELOW THIS POINT. WINDS
CONTINUE TO BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW,
STAYING BELOW 15 MPH.
FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S.
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 35.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR
ZERO.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 25.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT
WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 20 TO
30 BELOW ZERO.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 20 BELOW ZERO.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
OUTLOOK SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS FOR THE SUMMIT ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, EXCEEDING 35 MPH. FURTHERMORE, SNOW SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS, WITH SUNDAY
POSSIBLY HAVING MORE MEASURABLE SNOWFALL
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