Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 9 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 9 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 Sat night, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	7050	6700	7150	6450	6300	6500	3350		8250			3100	2700	2700	2700	2950
km/h	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1	4	22	9	12	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	1	0	-1	-2	-4	-7	-8	-8	-6	-5	-7	-7	-8	-10	-10
min °C	0	1	-1	-3	-2	-6	-10	-9	-9	-8	-6	-7	-8	-8	-11	-11
chill °C	-3	-3	-6	-10	-9	-14	-18	-17	-14	-14	-14	-15	-17	-16	-19	-20

Freezing level m	3550	3700	3500	3300	3200	2900	2300	2200	2350	2250	2700	2400	2250	2300	2050	1900

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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 Sat night, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri 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. 2 hours ago	0°C	Clear	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Clear	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	14 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	-	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 220).	0.0 km
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Mist -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	8 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 331).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	-2°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Fresno Chandler 137 km WSW 85m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Bakersfield Airport 144 km S 218m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 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.