Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 4 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 4 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 31mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17		Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	8350					8650	8650	8750			3050	2850	2700	2700	2800	2750
km/h	ESE	NNW	NNE	SE	WSW	S	S	SW	SSE	SSE	S	SE	S	S	S	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	4	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	3	1.2	13	13	—	—	—
max °C	12	9	11	12	9	10	11	7	7	9	5	3	4	2	1	1	0
min °C	11	8	8	11	7	7	10	5	5	7	3	3	3	-1	-1	1	0
chill °C	11	8	7	10	6	6	9	3	3	3	0	0	0	-1	-1	1	-3

Freezing level m	4150	3850	4100	4200	3850	3950	4000	3400	3500	3450	3150	2950	2950	2700	2650	2650	2550

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	6:14	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:10	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:08	—	—	6:07	—

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), mostly on Wed night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Whitney at the specific elevation of 2500 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. 2 hours ago	21°C	Clear	Moderate winds from the SSE (22 kph at 160).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 210).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 38).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 3 hours ago	29°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km

* 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.