Excessive rainfall may produce locally considerable flash flooding over parts of South Texas, the western Gulf Coast, and Lower Mississippi River Valley through Thursday. Hot temperatures will persist over central and northern California and the Pacific Northwest through today. Read More >
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943 SXAK49 PAFG 160323 RECAFG Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 723 PM AKDT Mon Jun 15 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... As of Monday evening, mostly cloudy skies are present south of the mountain with clear skies at the summit and cloudy skies to the north. A weak storm system near the Alaska Peninsula shifts east across the Gulf of Alaska on Tuesday and Wednesday. This system is leaving plenty of moisture behind, but ridging gradually builds aloft suggesting mainly cloudy skies at base camp and clearing skies at higher elevations. Precipitation chances appear low on the mountain, but showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms should develop each day around mountain during the heat of the day. Light winds near or below 20 mph prevent these showers from moving over the mountain. && .FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 30 to 35. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. && .FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 5 below to 5 above. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 0 to 5 above. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 5 below to 5 above. && .FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 10 to 15 below. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 10 to 15 below. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 10 to 15 below. && .OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY THROUGH JUNETEENTH... Weak high pressure develops over the area on Wednesday ahead of a low pressure system tracking south along Alaskas West Coast late this week. A continuation of light winds and a mixture of lower elevation clouds and higher elevation sunshine is expected on Wednesday. However, the West Coast low pressure system brings increasing precipitation chances later this week. && $$ EK Jun 26 |
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