Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 4 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 4 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 17		Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22
	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	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	8350					8650	8650	8750			3050	2850	2700	2700	2800	2750
km/h	ESE	NNW	N	SSE	SW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSW	WNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	12	13	—	10	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	3	4	5	3	3	4	1	0	1	-2	-4	-3	-4	-6	-6	-5
min °C	4	2	2	4	2	1	3	-1	-2	0	-3	-4	-4	-7	-7	-6	-6
chill °C	3	0	0	2	0	-2	0	-6	-7	-7	-10	-11	-10	-13	-12	-6	-10

Freezing level m	4150	3850	4100	4200	3850	3950	4000	3400	3500	3450	3150	2950	2950	2700	2650	2650	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 -2°C on Tue morning). 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 Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue 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	19°C	Clear	Moderate winds from the SSE (20 kph at 150).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	22°C	Clear	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	21°C	Haze -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	22°C	-	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 210).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	20°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 53 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 39).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: scattered
Bakersfield Airport 144 km S 218m alt. 3 hours ago	28°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 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.