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Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
348 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 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...
Southeasterly winds above 17000 feet around 30 mph are expected to
increase through the night and into Saturday. Winds peak on Saturday
up to 40 mph. Cloud cover decreases through Saturday above 7000
feet. Chance of showers tonight and into Saturday. Haze and
wildfire smoke expected along the north side of the mountain.

&&

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

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy. Chance of rain
showers.Low near 40 above.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy becoming overcast. Chance of rain
showers. High near 45 above.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Overcast. Chance of rain showers. Low near 35
above.

&&

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

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Low near
25 above.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance
of snow showers. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. High near 30 above.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Southeast winds at 15 mph. Low
near 20 above.

&&

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

...STRONG WINDS SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph. Low near
0.
.SATURDAY...Clear. Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph. High near 10
above.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy. Southeast
winds 20 to 30 mph. Low near 5 below.

&&

.OUTLOOK SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Stronger easterly winds remain
near the summit through Monday with speeds up to 40 mph possible
each day. Winds strengthen and become northeasterly 14000 feet
down to 7000 feet heading into Monday. Showers become more
frequent Sunday through Tuesday below 17000 feet with rain at 7000
feet and snow at 14000 feet.

&&

$$
Jul 25