Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 4 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 4 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 dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	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	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)								5350							9050			3150
km/h	NNE	ENE	NNE	ENE	ESE	S	SE	SE	S	S	SW	WSW	SW	W	WSW	SW	SW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.4	—
max °C	8	10	9	9	11	10	9	11	9	9	10	7	8	9	5	5	5	2
min °C	7	10	8	8	11	8	8	11	7	7	8	6	6	8	4	3	2	-1
chill °C	5	10	8	8	11	8	8	10	6	5	8	4	4	5	0	-1	-3	-5

Freezing level m	4800	5000	4850	4950	5050	4850	4900	5000	4700	4700	4600	4450	4550	4600	4150	4250	3850	3550

	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 dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun 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. 2 hours ago	11°C	Clear	Light winds from the WNW (11 kph at 300).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 43 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 74).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	-	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 49 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Clear	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 260).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 25).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 58 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (10 kph at 223).

* 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.