Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)		5250								2700	2750		2750	2950	2800	2850	3500
km/h	SE	ESE	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SW	S	SSE	SE	NW	NNW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	4	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	9	10	9	8	10	6	5	4	2	0	0	-2	-5	-4	-5	-3	-1	-1
min °C	8	10	7	7	8	5	4	3	1	0	0	-6	-7	-5	-7	-6	-1	-2
chill °C	8	10	5	6	7	2	0	-2	-4	-5	-5	-12	-13	-8	-13	-14	-6	-6

Freezing level m	4850	4950	4700	4700	4700	4350	4250	4000	3700	3450	3500	2750	2750	2700	2400	2950	3350	3250

	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:58	—	—
	—	6:25	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:19	—

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon morning). 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	32°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 1).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	36°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 1).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 2 hours ago	36°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 174).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	34°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	14 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	35°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 1 hour ago	36°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 19).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 51 minutes ago	36°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	33°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 46 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 330).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 1 hour ago	37°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 338).

* 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.