Mount Whitney
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 3 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 3 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 18		Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	WSW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	3	13	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-14	-13	-14	-14	-10	-11	-8	-6	-6	-4	-2	-1	-1	1	1	0
min °C	-16	-15	-13	-17	-18	-11	-12	-11	-7	-6	-5	-3	-2	-1	1	-1	-1
chill °C	-28	-27	-25	-30	-31	-17	-17	-17	-14	-12	-11	-8	-7	-6	-3	-6	-6

Freezing level m	1250	800	1550	1450	250	1700	1750	1050	2300	2500	2250	3050	3300	3300	3650	3600	3350
Cloud base (m)			2700	2750		6850	2700			2700	5200		2750	9050		2700	3400

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). 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
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (35 kph at 250).	16 km Low: few
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: overcast
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 224).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 1 hour ago	-6° C	Dry and cloudy.	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 260).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 100).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: broken
Bakersfield Airport 144 km S 218m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	16 km
Lemoore Naval Air Statio / eeves Field Airport 151 km WSW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Tehachapi Municipal Airport (California) 161 km S 1220m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (28 kph at 300).	16 km Low: few Mid: few

* 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.