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086 SXAK49 PAFG 310136 AAA RECAFG 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 |
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