Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	AM	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	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)																6700		3500
km/h	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	NW	W	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	3	2	3	4	3	4	5	4	5	6	3	4	5	1	-1	0	-4
min °C	1	3	1	1	4	2	3	5	3	3	5	2	2	4	-1	-2	-2	-7
chill °C	-4	-2	-5	-5	1	0	2	5	3	3	3	0	-1	0	-7	-8	-10	-13

Freezing level m	3700	3950	3750	4000	4100	3850	4100	4150	4000	4250	4250	3950	4100	4050	3450	3400	3300	2600

	7:00	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:01	—	—	7:03	—	—	7:03	—	—
	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:14	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:10	—	—	6:09	—

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

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 1247m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 350).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	Clear	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	29°C	-	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 40).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 129 degs) was rejected.
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).	16 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 1).	16 km
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	Clear	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 290).	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.