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Denali Recreational Forecast

National Weather Service Fairbanks AK

625 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024



The forecast for the lower elevations of Denali Park can be

found online at https://www.weather.gov/afg/denaliNPcurrent.

Additional information, including flying weather, can be

found online at https://www.weather.gov/afg/denaliclimbing.



Altitude Forecast...

Wind speeds 14 thousand feet and above are free air.

Wind gusts are not included.

Temperatures are in Fahrenheit.



.SYNOPSIS...

A weather front will approach Denali from the south tonight, move

over Denali on Saturday and move north of Denali on Sunday. This 

will bring increasing south winds and heavy snow into Saturday. A

cold front will approach from the west on Monday.



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.FORECAST FOR 7000 FOOT BASE CAMP...

Winds less than 15 mph are not included.



.TONIGHT...Snow likely. Low near 15.

.SATURDAY...Snow likely. High near 20.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Low near 15.



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.FORECAST FOR 14000 FEET...

Winds less than 15 mph are not included.



...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT... 



.TONIGHT...Snow likely. Low near 10 below. South winds 40 mph.

.SATURDAY...Snow likely. High near 5 below. South winds 30 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Chance of snow. Low near 15 below.



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.FORECAST FOR 17000 FEET TO SUMMIT...

Winds less than 15 mph are not included.



...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT...



.TONIGHT...Cloudy with snow likely. Low 20 to 30 below.

South winds 40 mph.

.SATURDAY...Cloudy with snow likely. Highs 15 to 25 below. South

winds 35 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...Chance of snow. Low 20 to 30 below. South winds

20 mph.



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.OUTLOOK SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

Little change in the weather pattern. Snow likely. Summits winds 

15 to 30 mph.



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JC/ST May 24