Mount Whitney
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 9 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 9 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 W on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).
		Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	SW	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W
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cm	3	16	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	2	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-13	-14	-14	-10	-10	-8	-6	-6	-5	-2	-1	0	2	1	-1	-1	-1	0
min °C	-15	-13	-17	-18	-11	-12	-11	-7	-6	-5	-3	-1	0	1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-27	-24	-30	-31	-17	-17	-18	-14	-12	-11	-8	-6	-5	-4	-7	-8	-7	-7	-7

Freezing level m	950	1500	1450	350	1700	1850	1150	2350	2550	2250	3000	3300	3500	3750	3700	3300	3300	3250	3400
Cloud base (m)		2700	2700		6850	2700			2700	5600		2700			2700	2750	2750	2700	2750

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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 W on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

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	-8° C	Clear	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	7° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 120).	16 km Low: overcast
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 230).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 44 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 349).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	-9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: overcast
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 110).	16 km Low: few Mid: few High: overcast

* 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.