Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11
	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	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light rain	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)								5300					6400	4950	4750	2800	2850	2700
km/h	NNE	ENE	N	ENE	ESE	S	SE	SE	SSW	SSW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	—
max °C	8	10	9	9	11	10	9	11	9	9	10	7	7	9	5	1	2	1
min °C	7	10	8	8	11	8	8	11	7	7	8	6	5	7	3	0	2	-1
chill °C	5	10	8	8	11	8	8	10	6	6	8	4	2	4	-1	-6	-4	-6

Freezing level m	4750	5000	4850	4950	5050	4850	4900	5000	4700	4700	4650	4450	4550	4500	4200	3550	3750	3500

	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:56	—	—
	—	6:29	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:22	—

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun 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	29°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 1).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	33°C	Clear	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	33°C	-	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 290).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	33°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 3 hours ago	32°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 108).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 1 hour ago	33°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	32°C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 54 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 303).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 17 minutes ago	34°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (8 kph at 55).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 1 hour ago	23°C	Clear	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).	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.