Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
263 SXAK49 PAFG 170201 RECAFG Denali Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 601 PM AKDT Thu May 16 2024 The forecast for the lower elevations of Denali Park can be found online at https://www.weather.gov/afg/denaliNPcurrent. Additional information, including flying weather, can be found online at https://www.weather.gov/afg/denaliclimbing. Altitude Forecast... Wind speeds 14 thousand feet and above are free air. Wind gusts are not included. Temperatures are in Fahrenheit. .SYNOPSIS... A weather front will move over the Mountain tonight into Friday. This front will bring south winds and light snowfall. Winds will decrease overnight Friday as an upper-level low interrupts flow from the south. && .FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Snow likely. Low near 15. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. High near 20. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Snow likely. Low near 15. && .FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Low near 10 below. South winds 15 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. High near 0. Southeast winds 15 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening. Low near 10 below. && .FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely. Low 25 to 35 below. South winds 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. High 20 to 30 below. Southeast winds 25 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Low 25 to 35 below. Southeast winds 15 mph. && .OUTLOOK SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Saturday and Sunday look to be partly cloudy with south to east winds of around 20 to 25 mph over the summit. The fairly quiet weather will persist into early next week. && $$ May 24