Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

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Issued: 10 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Sat 17 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 Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22
	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	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	8300						8700	8700	8900			2800	3050	2700	6350	2700	2750	3150
km/h	ESE	SE	N	N	SSE	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	WNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	11	10	—	2	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	5	3	4	5	3	3	4	1	0	1	-1	-3	-3	-4	-6	-6	-5
min °C	2	4	2	2	4	1	1	3	-1	-2	0	-3	-3	-4	-6	-7	-6	-6
chill °C	1	3	0	-1	3	-1	-2	-1	-6	-7	-6	-10	-10	-9	-13	-13	-6	-11

Freezing level m	4050	4150	3850	4050	4150	3800	3950	3950	3400	3450	3550	3100	3050	2900	2550	2600	2750	2550

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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 Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, 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. 2 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	31°C	Clear	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 280).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	33°C	Clear	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	32°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 7).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	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	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few Mid: few
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 2 hours ago	32°C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	14 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.