Mount Whitney
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 9 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 9 am Tue 17 Feb 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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	NW	WNW	W	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	8	50	75	1	—	1	14	13	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-12	-12	-15	-14	-15	-13	-14	-15	-9	-9	-8	-6	-5	-6	-4	-4	-4
min °C	-14	-12	-17	-16	-17	-16	-14	-16	-18	-11	-10	-9	-6	-6	-8	-5	-4	-4
chill °C	-26	-25	-30	-28	-29	-26	-23	-27	-29	-19	-17	-16	-13	-14	-16	-12	-12	-12

Freezing level m	1500	1750	1450	950	1250	850	1400	1400	400	1650	2000	1200	2400	2550	2200	2700	2800	2750
Cloud base (m)	2750	2700	2700	2800			2750	2700		8350	2700		8650	2700		3050	2750	3250

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 170).	16 km Low: broken
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	16 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 150).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 250).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Clear	Moderate winds from the SSE (22 kph at 160).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 60).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	-6° C	Moderate snow.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.	0 km Mid: overcast
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 160).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Fresh winds from the SE (35 kph at 140).	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the SE (24 kph at 140).	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken

* 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.