Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 4 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 4 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)		5250							3350	2800	2950		2800	3000	2900	2750	2900	3600
km/h	SSE	ESE	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	NE	N	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	9	11	9	9	10	6	6	6	3	2	1	-1	-4	-3	-5	-5	-3	-3
min °C	8	10	7	7	8	5	4	4	1	0	1	-5	-5	-3	-6	-6	-4	-4
chill °C	8	10	6	6	7	2	0	-1	-5	-4	-4	-11	-12	-10	-10	-8	-8	-10

Freezing level m	4850	4950	4700	4700	4700	4400	4450	4200	3600	3950	3750	2850	2800	2900	2500	2750	3100	2900

	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:58	—	—
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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A dusting of new snow. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). 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
Bishop Airport 88 km N 1247m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 350).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Clear	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 334).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	13 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).	16 km
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 218).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 355).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 203).

* 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.