In the Upper Midwest, heavy to excessive rain may bring flash and urban flooding through Wednesday. Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible from the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest Wednesday. Extreme heat is ongoing over the Desert Southwest through Thursday. Read More >
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310 SXAK49 PAFG 080126 RECAFG Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 526 PM AKDT Tue Jul 7 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... A system moving into Southwest Alaska late Tuesday into Wednesday will shift east towards the Gulf of Alaska, supporting steadier precipitation rates on the mountain. Isolated to scattered showers are expected to continue with isolated thunderstorms also possible. Steadier precipitation and cloudy conditions are expected to continue on the mountain for Wednesday and Thursday ahead of conditions trending drier for Friday. Increased winds are also expected to build in tonight into Wednesday and into Thursday, peaking around 15 to 30 mph. Storm total snow amounts late Tuesday through Thursday are expected to be light around base camp and 8 to 12 inches across higher elevations. && .FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered to numerous rain showers, mixing with snow early Wednesday morning. South winds 15 mph. Lows 30 to 35. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered snow showers in the morning, becoming scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 40 to 45. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers, becoming scattered snow showers overnight. Lows 30 to 35. && .FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Scattered to numerous snow showers. Southeast winds 15 mph. Lows 10 to 15. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Scattered to numerous snow showers. Snow accumulation around 6 inches. Southwest winds 15 mph. Highs 20 to 25. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Scattered to numerous snow showers. Snow accumulation around 6 inches. Southwest winds 15 mph. Lows 10 to 15. && .FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Scattered to numerous snow showers. South winds 20 mph. Lows 15 to 25 below. .WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Scattered to numerous snow showers. Snow accumulation around 6 inches. West winds 25 mph. Highs 5 to 15 below. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Scattered to numerous snow showers. Snow accumulation around 6 inches. West winds 20 mph. Lows 15 to 25 below. && .OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... As the aforementioned system continues its trek east and away from the mountain, conditions will trend drier Friday and into the start of the weekend. Models become a bit more uncertain over the weekend, but the overall idea of another system moving in seems to be increasing in confidence later in the day Saturday into Sunday with another round of rain/snow at base camp and snow/breezy winds in the higher elevations. && $$ Jul 26 |
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