Weather Forecast – Saturday
Here is additional detail on the potential storms that are headed to the south and the north. Thank you to meterologistJoel Gratz at Colorado Powder Forecast for sending this information!
The team has had good, relatively calm weather on Denali for the last week. Looking ahead to early next week, there are two storms moving toward the mountain that make for a tricky weather forecast.
The first storm is coming from the south and is moving verrrrry slowly. The second storm is coming from the north and is moving a bit quicker. The trick is that Denali appears to sit comfortably between the storms, at least through Monday. This means that the mountain might experience some light-to-moderate snow at times on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, but the winds should remain light (15-25mph). On Tuesday and Wednesday with the storms moving closer to Denali, winds will increase to 25-40mph and the chance for heavier snow will increase.
This is a tough forecast and things could change, but for now it looks like the team might be lucky and stay in between the two storms, at least through Monday. Joelcreated this picture of the storms “squeezing” Denali from the north and south.