Mount Whitney
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 10 am Sat 23 May Local Time
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Issued: 10 am Sat 23 May Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	light snow	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	clear
km/h	SSE	SSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	E	ESE	W	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	7	1	2	11	—
mm	—	0.3	0.1	—	2	1	—	0.3	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	-2	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-1
min °C	4	6	4	4	3	3	4	2	3	3	3	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-3
chill °C	2	5	4	4	1	3	4	-2	0	-1	-2	-14	-11	-5	-8	-5	-5	-7

Freezing level m	4300	4300	4100	4150	3900	4000	4200	3800	4000	4150	3900	2750	2950	2850	2700	2900	3000	3200
Cloud base (m)	4700		4750	4400	3700		4400		8500	8750			3800	2800		3050	2800

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

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	26° C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Clear	Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 260 degs) (15 kph at 220).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	24° C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	31° C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 160).	16 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (3 kph at 15).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 110).	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).	16 km Low: few
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Clear	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 280).	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.