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Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1220 AM AKDT Sun Jun 29 2025

The forecast for the lower elevations of Denali National Park can be
found online at https://www.weather.gov/afg/denaliNPPcurrent.
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 returns to the mountain today and tonight. It
will be cloudy at all levels this morning with some fog at lower
elevations. Rain and snow showers are possible today with
thunderstorms expected to remain north of the mountain. Snow
showers possible at times this afternoon and evening from 7-14k
feet. Look for winds to be from the south and southwest, becoming
a bit stronger by this evening. Winds start to trend upwards at
summit level beginning Monday afternoon at around 15 to 20 mph
from the south-southeast and increasing a bit more by Monday
night. Meanwhile some haze remains possible but the current haze
and high level smoke should remain low.

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

.TODAY...Cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Afternoon rain/snow
showers. Morning fog. High near 40 above.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Evening rain/snow showers. Local areas of
fog. Low near 35 above. Southwest winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy. High near 40
above.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Low near 30 above.

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

.TODAY...Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy. Afternoon snow Jun
25showers. High near 25 above.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Evening snow showers. Local areas of fog
Low near 20 above.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy. High near 25
above.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly Cloudy. South winds around 15 mph. Low near
20 above.

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

.TODAY...Partly to mostly cloudy. High near 5 above.
.TONIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 5 below. South
winds between 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly to mostly cloudy. South winds around 20 mph.
High near 5 above.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly to mostly cloudy. Southeast winds around 20
to 25 mph. Low near 5 below.

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.OUTLOOK TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
South winds along the upper reaches of the mountain will increase
to possibly 20 to 30+ mph early Tuesday but will shift back to
the southeast and weaken a bit Wednesday through Thursday. Snow
showers will return to locations between 7K and 14K by Thursday.
In addition temps will be warming aloft due to high pressure
aloft, and will also introduce more thunderstorm chances north of
the mountain.

&&

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