Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	clear	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	3100	3000	2700	2850	2950			3000	2750	2900	3100				9100		8600
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSE	SW	NW	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NW	SW	ENE	SSW	SW	SSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	0	-1	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-2	-1	-1	1	2	2	3	4	3
min °C	-1	-2	-4	-5	-6	-6	-5	-4	-5	-4	-1	-2	-1	2	1	2	4	3
chill °C	-6	-8	-10	-11	-9	-10	-8	-8	-12	-11	-7	-8	-3	2	1	2	2	3

Freezing level m	3500	3250	2900	2850	2750	2550	2800	2900	2650	3100	3350	3250	3650	3800	3700	3900	4050	3950

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). 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
lightning 22km E of Three Rivers 43 km SSW 2166m alt. 39 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Bishop Airport 88 km N 1247m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 1).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Light rain .	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 70).	16 km Low: scattered
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Light rain .	Light winds from the E (17 kph at 80).	13 km Low: few Mid: overcast
lightning 26km NNE of Bishop 106 km N 3521m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Light rain .	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 1).	8 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 44 minutes ago	22°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 307).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Strong winds from the E (43 kph at 100).	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Moderate rain .	Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	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.