Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	3300	3200	3150	2750	2850	3050			2950	2850	2900	3150				9000
km/h	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	NW	NNW	NE	N	N	N	N	NW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	2	12	—	4	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	-1	-2	-5	-4	-5	-4	-3	-4	-2	-1	-1	1	3	2
min °C	-1	-1	-1	-4	-5	-5	-6	-4	-3	-5	-4	-1	-2	0	2	1
chill °C	-6	-6	-8	-9	-10	-9	-10	-4	-3	-10	-10	-6	-7	-3	2	1

Freezing level m	3400	3450	3300	2800	2900	2850	2600	2950	3000	2800	3150	3350	3300	3700	3800	3800

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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-Ca. 88 km N 1263m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	-	Moderate winds from the SSE (24 kph at 150).	36 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Bishop Airport 88 km N 1247m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	16 km Low: broken
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 347).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.	16 km
FresnoAirTerm.-Ca. 129 km WSW 100m alt. 3 hours ago	18°C	-	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 330).	36 km Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.