Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
554 SXAK49 PAFG 020149 RECAFG Denali Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 549 PM AKDT Wed May 1 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 over Denali will move north on Thursday. Weak high pressure will move over the mountain on Thursday but remain on the cloudy side. Another weather front will approach Denali from the south on Friday, move over Denali on Friday night and Sat. This will bring increasing south winds and snow Friday into Saturday. && .FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening. Low near 15. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the afternoon. High near 20. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening. Low near 15. && .FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening. Low near 5 below. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the afternoon. High near zero. South winds 15 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening. Low near 5 below. && .FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Low 20 to 30 below. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. High 15 to 25 below. South winds 20 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Low 20 to 30 below. && .OUTLOOK FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A chance of snow Friday. Snow likely Saturday and Sunday. Summits winds south 40 to 50 mph decreasing on Sunday. && $$ JK May 24