Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	light rain	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		6350		3600	2700	2700		2950	2750	2750	3100	3550		8850
km/h	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	1	3	3	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	6	6	2	1	0	-1	-4	-3	-4	-4	-2	0	2	3	3
min °C	5	4	3	0	0	0	-5	-6	-4	-6	-6	-2	-3	1	3	2
chill °C	2	0	-1	-4	-5	-5	-11	-12	-9	-10	-12	-8	-9	-3	1	-2

Freezing level m	4350	4350	4050	3650	3600	3550	2850	2800	2900	2500	2850	3100	3400	3850	4000	3850

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, 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. 3 hours ago	15°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	21°C	Clear	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 293).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	21°C	-	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 160).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 4 hours ago	23°C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
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. 3 hours ago	18°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 1 hour ago	23°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SSW (23 kph at 192).

* 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.