Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21
	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	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)			8550						9100					3100	2850	2700
km/h	E	SE	SE	N	N	S	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	4	5	3	4	5	3	3	4	1	0	1	-1	-3	-4	-4
min °C	3	3	4	2	2	4	1	1	3	-1	-1	1	-3	-3	-4	-7
chill °C	0	3	3	0	-1	3	-2	-2	-1	-6	-6	-5	-8	-7	-9	-13

Freezing level m	3900	4100	4150	3900	4100	4150	3800	3950	3950	3450	3500	3550	3200	3100	2900	2700

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	—	—	6:14	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:10	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:08	—

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -7°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	9°C	Clear	Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	13°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	13 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Clear	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 81).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	18°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Bakersfield Airport 144 km S 218m alt. 3 hours ago	20°C	Clear	Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	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.