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

-24°F

-31°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed N 9 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1021.9 mb)
Dewpoint -31°F (-35°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill-45°F (-43°C)
Last update 25 Feb 7:56 pm AKST
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles W McKinley National Park Airport AK

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -34. Wind chill values as low as -60. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -26. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: -26 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -35. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near -24. Wind chill values as low as -50. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: -24 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -32. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near -14.

    High: -14 °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 -3.

    High: -3 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around -20.

    Low: -20 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -34. Wind chill values as low as -60. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -26. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -35. Wind chill values as low as -50. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near -24. Wind chill values as low as -50. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -32. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near -14.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near -3.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around -20.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near -1.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near -3.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -22.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 1.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles W McKinley National Park Airport AK
 63.7°N 149.39°W (Elev. 3196 ft)
8:21 pm AKST Feb 25, 2026
8pm AKST Feb 25, 2026-6pm AKST Mar 4, 2026
 
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