Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
635 SXAK49 PAFG 011425 RECAFG Denali Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 625 AM 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. 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. .TODAY...Cloudy. Chance of snow. High near 20. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening. Low near 15. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the afternoon. High near 20. && .FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TODAY...Cloudy. Chance of snow. High near zero. .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. && .FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TODAY...Partly cloudy. High 15 to 25 below. Southwest winds 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Low 20 to 30 below. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. High 15 to 25 below. South winds 20 mph. && .OUTLOOK FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Snow likely. Summits winds south 40 to 50 mph decreasing on Sunday. && $$ JB May 24