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Situational Awareness Climbing Forecast Observations

 

 


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Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast National Weather Service
Fairbanks AK 513 PM AKDT Sat May 30 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...
Showery conditions continue across the mountain, especially below
14000 feet through Sunday. The heaviest showers are expected Sunday
morning where up to 6 inches of snow is possible under the heaviest
showers. Winds remain mostly light. Westerly winds increase Monday,
but conditions calm again Tuesday.

&&

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

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 10 to 20 above.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Highs 20 to 30 above.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Lows 10 to 20
above.

&&

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

.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 5 to 15 below.
Northerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Highs 0 to 10 above. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Lows 5 to 15
below. West/southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

&&

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

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Lows 30 to 35
below. Northerly winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. High around 30 below. Northerly winds 10
to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35 below.

&&

.OUTLOOK MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
A storm system moves north of the mountain Monday bringing
increasing westerly winds. The majority of this system is expected
to remain north of the mountain, but there may be brief periods of
snow showers on the north side of the mountain. The southern side
of the mountain is expected to remain mostly dry and partly
cloudy. Conditions calm once more Tuesday and Wednesday.

&&

$$
May 26