Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

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Issued: 10 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h	SW	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE
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max °C	-2	-3	-1	-4	-5	-1	1	3	4	2	3	4	3	5	6	3
min °C	-5	-6	-2	-6	-7	-1	-1	1	4	1	1	4	3	3	5	2
chill °C	-10	-10	-5	-14	-16	-8	-8	-4	2	-4	-5	-1	-2	-1	2	-1

Freezing level m	2850	3000	3200	2550	2700	3350	3500	3950	4100	3750	3950	4150	3950	4250	4300	3950

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Wed 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. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	16 km Low: scattered
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 124).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 130).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).	16 km Low: overcast
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 208).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 138).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: overcast
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 34).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 160).

* 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.