Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 3 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 3 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)			6950			2750	8700	2750		7100		6550	6200	3050	2750	2850
km/h	SSE	S	S	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	10	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	-2	-1	-4	-4	-3	-3	-1	0	-1	-1	-3	-5	-6	-8	-10	-8
min °C	1	-2	-4	-2	-5	-6	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-4	-4	-6	-9	-9	-11	-10
chill °C	-4	-7	-10	-8	-14	-15	-7	-6	-4	-5	-5	-10	-11	-14	-15	-16	-20	-18

Freezing level m	3750	3500	3100	3200	2950	2350	2800	2950	3300	3450	3300	3150	2950	2750	2450	2300	2000	2000

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). 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-Ca. 88 km N 1263m alt. 3 hours ago	-2°C	-	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	36 km Mid: clear
Bishop Airport 88 km N 1247m alt. 2 hours ago	-1°C	Clear	Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).	13 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 297).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	-7°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	14 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
FresnoAirTerm.-Ca. 129 km WSW 100m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	36 km Mid: clear
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	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.