Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 4 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 4 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).
	Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)				8600	8700	8750	3950		3300	3200	3000	2700	2850	2800		6300	3150
km/h	N	SSE	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	WNW	NW	N	N	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	—	10	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	5	3	3	4	1	0	1	-1	-1	-1	-4	-5	-4	-5	-3	-2	-1
min °C	2	4	2	1	3	-1	-1	0	-2	-2	-3	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-2	-3
chill °C	-1	2	0	-2	0	-6	-6	-6	-9	-9	-10	-11	-10	-10	-9	-10	-7	-11

Freezing level m	4150	4200	3850	4000	4000	3500	3550	3550	3250	3350	3000	2750	2850	2700	2600	3000	3150	3150

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Whitney at the specific elevation of 3500 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 1253m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).	16 km
Bishop Airport 88 km N 709m alt. 3 hours ago	4°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 350).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 135m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Tulare 100 km SW 91m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 205 degs) was rejected.
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 89m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 150).	14 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 667m alt. 3 hours ago	13°C	Clear	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 130).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	13 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 74m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 110).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 332).

* 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.