Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Heat is likely to continue across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Critical fire weather conditions will continue today and likely Tuesday across portions of the Four Corners and northern High Plains. Read More >
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996 SXAK49 PAFG 291217 RECAFG Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 417 AM AKDT Mon Jun 29 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... Numerous showers Monday linger into early Tuesday. Showers will be mostly snow, with some rain at 7000 feet. Cooler temperatures continue through Tuesday, and then slightly warm Wednesday and Thursday. Mostly clear and calm conditions are expected across the mountain Wednesday. && .FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TODAY...Cloudy. Numerous rain and snow showers. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Highs 30 to 35 above. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Lows 20 to 25 above. .TUESDAY...Cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Highs 30 to 35 above. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25 above. && .FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TODAY...Cloudy. Scattered snow showers. Southwest winds around 15 mph. Highs 0 to 10 above. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Lows 5 below to 5 above. .TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 0 to 10 above. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 5 below to 5 above. && .FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT... Winds less than 15 mph are not included. .TODAY...Mostly Cloudy. Isolated snow showers. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Highs 20 to 25 below. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Lows 20 to 30 below. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Southeast winds around 15 mph. Highs 20 to 25 below. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 20 to 30 below. && .OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Wednesday sees a break in showers and winds across most levels of the mountain. Another storm approaches the mountain Thursday bringing additional snow and rain showers to the area. This is an uncertain pattern and the storm system Thursday/Friday may be too far south to cause notable impacts. && $$ Jun 26 |
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