Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)			5200							3450	2800	2700		2750	2800	2700
km/h	S	SE	ESE	SSW	SSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	2	—	1	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	9	9	11	9	9	10	6	7	7	3	2	0	0	-4	-3	-4
min °C	8	8	10	7	7	9	5	4	5	0	1	0	-4	-5	-3	-5
chill °C	8	8	10	6	6	8	2	0	1	-5	-4	-5	-11	-12	-10	-11

Freezing level m	4750	4850	4950	4650	4700	4750	4350	4500	4300	3550	3600	3600	2850	2900	2950	2700

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -5°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-Ca. 88 km N 1263m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	36 km Mid: clear
Bishop Airport 88 km N 1247m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Clear	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 260).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 47).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).	16 km
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 1 hour ago	24°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	Clear	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 290).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 356).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 203).

* 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.