Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 3 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 3 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).
	Sat 14		Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		7250	6900	6750	6350	6400		3100	4300						2900	2750	2700
km/h	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	8	9	7	11
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	0	1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-8	-8	-8	-6	-4	-5	-5	-7	-8	-8
min °C	-2	-1	0	-1	-3	-3	-6	-11	-9	-8	-7	-4	-5	-9	-8	-9	-9
chill °C	-5	-4	-5	-6	-9	-10	-14	-19	-16	-14	-13	-10	-12	-17	-16	-18	-16

Freezing level m	3100	3500	3600	3350	3200	3050	2800	2200	2150	2300	2400	2800	2750	2350	2300	2350	2150

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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	Clear	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Clear	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 40).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Clear	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 70).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 289).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	0.0 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: few High: broken
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: few
Bakersfield Airport 144 km S 218m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	16 km Low: few
Lemoore Naval Air Statio / eeves Field Airport 151 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 1).	16 km Low: few Mid: few High: broken

* 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.