Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

McKinley Park, McKinley National Park Airport (PAIN)

Lat: 63.73°NLon: 148.92°WElev: 1719ft.

Light Snow

-21°F

-29°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed N 14 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint -30°F (-34°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill-46°F (-43°C)
Last update 25 Feb 4:56 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSE Denali Park AK

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near -27. Wind chill values as low as -55. West wind around 10 mph.

    High: -27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around -30 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -60. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near -25. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: -25 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -36. Wind chill values as low as -50. North wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near -21. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: -21 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around -32.

    Low: -32 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near -13.

    High: -13 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -24.

    Low: -24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near -2.

    High: -2 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near -27. Wind chill values as low as -55. West wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around -30 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as -60. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near -25. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -36. Wind chill values as low as -50. North wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near -21. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around -32.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near -13.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near -2.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around -21.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 3.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -21.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 2.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -17.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 5.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSE Denali Park AK
 63.51°N 150.06°W (Elev. 3376 ft)
5:19 pm AKST Feb 25, 2026
5pm AKST Feb 25, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 4, 2026
 
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