Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)			5200							3450	2800	2700		2750	2800	2700
km/h	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	SSE	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SE	S	SW	ESE	SE	ESE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1.5	4	3	0.2	1.8	3
max °C	23	24	26	22	23	25	19	21	22	16	15	14	12	10	10	9
min °C	20	21	25	19	19	23	16	16	19	12	14	13	7	8	10	7
chill °C	20	21	25	19	19	23	16	16	19	11	13	12	6	8	8	7

Freezing level m	4750	4850	4950	4650	4700	4750	4350	4500	4300	3550	3600	3600	2850	2900	2950	2700

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Whitney at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Whitney. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of California.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Bishop Airport 88 km N 1247m alt. 3 hours ago	18°C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 248).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 310).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 275).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 35).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 132).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.