Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 10 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 pm Tue 06 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 Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).
		Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light rain	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)						5150						9000		2750	3250	2700
km/h	NNE	E	ESE	SW	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	S	S	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	0.1	—
max °C	9	9	11	10	9	11	9	9	10	7	7	9	4	3	3	0
min °C	8	8	11	8	8	11	8	7	8	6	5	7	1	0	1	-1
chill °C	8	8	11	8	8	11	7	6	7	4	2	3	-4	-6	-4	-6

Freezing level m	4800	4900	5050	4800	4900	5000	4700	4750	4700	4450	4550	4550	4000	3950	3650	3350

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	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:22	—

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun 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	18°C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 330).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 54 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 246).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 3 hours ago	25°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).	16 km
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 54 minutes ago	22°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 59).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 111).

* 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.