Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. over the next couple of days, with multiple rounds of thunderstorms expected. Dangerous heat will persist across the southern and western U.S. through mid-week. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, where dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Read More >
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655 SXAK49 PAFG 241200 RECAFG Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 400 AM AKDT Wed Jun 24 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... Continued rain/snowfall is expected across the mountain this morning. In the afternoon conditions will improve as the mountain as the main front that was focusing the precipitation begins to weaken. An additional 6 inches of snowfall is possible at basecamp to 14000 feet although chances for rain at lower elevations will limit acuumulation. Thursday chacnes for precipitation are slight before another round of heavier precipitation for areas from 7 to 14 thousand feet arrives Friday morning. && .FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TODAY...Overcast. Rain/snow likely through the afternoon. Snowfall accumulation up to 6 inches. Highs 25 to 30 above. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 25 to 30 above. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain/snow showers. Highs 30 to 35 above. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 25 to 30 above. && .FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TODAY...Overcast. Snow likely through the afternoon. Snowfall accumulation up to 6 inches. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Highs 0 to 5 above. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 5 to 0 below. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Highs 0 to 5 above. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Overcast. Scattered snow showers. Lows 0 to 10 below. && .FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. ...STRONG WINDS TODAY.... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow likely through the afternoon. Snowfall accumulation up to 6 inches. Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph. Highs 15 to 25 below. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Lows 20 to 30 below. .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Highs 10 to 20 below. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Overcast. Scattered snow showers. East winds 20 to 30 mph.Lows 15 to 25 below zero. && .OUTLOOK FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Another weather system will approach the mountain from the west bringing more chances for rain/snow. This system will also bring gusty winds with it. Precipitation chances will last through the weekend as the weather system moves through the state. && $$ Jun 26 |
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