Mount Whitney weather
– Lat/Long: 36.58° N 118.29° W

Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 9 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
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
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9500
9450
9250
2700
2950
km/h
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
22
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
3
3
5
4
3
2
1
-2
0
-2
-5
-4
-4
-1
min °C
2
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
-1
-3
-2
-4
-7
-6
-4
-4
 chill °C
-1
3
3
1
4
3
-3
-2
-6
-8
-7
-12
-16
-14
-10
-8
Freezing level m
3950
3900
3900
3900
4050
4100
3900
3800
3600
3150
3250
3200
2500
2450
2700
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:24
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:45
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4:44
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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 Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Bishop Airport
88 km N
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport
104 km SW
203m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
8 km
116 km SSE
716m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Hanford Airport
122 km SW
215m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
123 km WSW
77m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 96).
2
124 km NW
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10 km
Delano Airport (California)
125 km SSW
97m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
129 km WSW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: scattered
Fresno Chandler
137 km WSW
85m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Bakersfield Airport
144 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 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.

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