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Mount McKinley Recreational Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
500 AM 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...

Drier conditions are expected on the mountain tonight as any
isolated showers subside heading into Tuesday morning. 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 beginning Tuesday afternoon. Isolated to
scattered showers are expected to build in later in the day 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 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.

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

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered rain showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 40 to 45.
.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.

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

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. East winds 15 mph. Highs 20 to 25.
.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.

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. East winds 15 mph. Highs 10 to 20
below.
.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.

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.OUTLOOK THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
As the aforementioned system continues its trek east and away from
the mountain, conditions will trend drier Friday through 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.

&&

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Jul 26