Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

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Issued: 10 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 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). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	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	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)				8550	8650			3700	3050	3250	3300		6500	3250			3650
km/h	N	SSE	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	W	WNW	NNE	N	NNE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	4	5	3	3	5	1	1	1	-1	-1	0	-3	-4	-3	-5	-3	-2	-1
min °C	2	5	2	1	4	0	-1	1	-2	-2	-1	-5	-5	-5	-6	-5	-2	-2
chill °C	-1	5	0	-2	1	-5	-6	-4	-8	-8	-8	-12	-11	-5	-10	-9	-8	-9

Freezing level m	4150	4200	3850	4000	4050	3550	3600	3600	3300	3400	3350	2900	3000	2850	2550	2950	3250	3200

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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). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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. 3 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	32°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 1).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	32°C	Clear	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	32°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 309).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 110).	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	30°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	32°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Bakersfield Airport 144 km S 218m alt. 2 hours ago	33°C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 340).	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.