Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
666 SXAK49 PAFG 240157 RECAFG Denali Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 557 PM AKDT Thu May 23 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... West winds at the higher levels of the mountain will drop off significantly overnight and turn South as low pressure tracks east south of the Mountain. Snow continues to be likely tonight and tomorrow at the lower levels, with chances for snow at 14000 feet the next couple days, but summit likely to remain dry. && .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. High near 25. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Snow likely. Low near 20. && .FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow. Low near 5 below. .FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. High near 5 above. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Low near 5 below. && .FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Low 25 to 35 below. West winds 25 mph, turning to the south and weakening overnight. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. High 15 to 25 below. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Low 25 to 35 below. && .OUTLOOK SATURDAY THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY... Winds will remain generally weaker on the mountain from tomorrow morning through the weekend, with clearer conditions favored at the summit. && $$ May 24