Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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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