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Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
520 PM AKDT Sat May 9 2026

The forecast for the lower elevations of Denali National Park can be
found online at https://www.weather.gov/afg/mckinleyclimbing_forecast.
Additional information, including flying weather, can be
found online at https://www.weather.gov/afg/mckinleyclimbing.

Altitude Forecast...
Wind speeds 14 thousand feet and above are free air.
Wind gusts are not included.
Temperatures are in Fahrenheit.

.SYNOPSIS...
Unsettled weather continues with southerly flow over the mountain
and periods of snow at lower elevations. Southerly winds weaken
late Saturday before turning southwest and strengthening late
Sunday into Monday. Snow showers continue 14000 feet and below
with a period of heavier snow possible Sunday night.

&&

.FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP...
Winds less than 15 mph are not included.

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows 20 to 30
above.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Snow showers. Highs 20 to 30 above. South winds
around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers. Lows 10 to 20 above.
Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.

&&

.FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET...
Winds less than 15 mph are not included.

...STRONG WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows 5 to 15
below. Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Highs 5 to 15 below.
South winds 30 to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows 10 to 20
below. Southwest winds 40 to 50 mph.

&&

.FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT...
Winds less than 15 mph are not included.

...STRONG WINDS SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 30 below. Southeast winds 25
to 35 mph.
.SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 15 to 25 below. South winds 30 to 45 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of snow showers. Lows 20 to
30 below. Southwest 50 to 65 mph.

&&

.OUTLOOK MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
Unsettled weather continues through Wednesday due to a large low
pressure region southwest of the mountain. Snow chances diminish,
although some showers remain below 14000 feet. Southwesterly
winds 50 to 70 mph Monday morning above 14000ft decrease to 40 to
50 mph Monday evening. Winds appear to shift southeasterly by
Tuesday evening.

&&

$$
AJS May 26