Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States

Issued: 4 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 4 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8		Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	5200					6000		3000	2700	2750		2750	2700	2700	2750	2700
km/h	ESE	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	NNW	N	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	—	—	8	3	4	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	11	9	8	10	6	5	5	2	0	0	-2	-5	-5	-6	-5	-3	-1
min °C	10	7	7	8	5	4	4	0	-1	-1	-6	-6	-5	-7	-6	-4	-3
chill °C	10	5	5	6	2	0	-1	-5	-6	-6	-13	-13	-10	-12	-12	-11	-9

Freezing level m	4950	4650	4700	4650	4350	4300	4150	3600	3400	3450	2700	2700	2700	2450	2700	2900	3100

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	6:25	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:19	—

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon night). 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 Airport 88 km N 1247m alt. 4 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 130).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 4 hours ago	31°C	Clear	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 3 hours ago	23°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 257).
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 4 hours ago	32°C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 4 hours ago	30°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 3 hours ago	28°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 274).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 3 hours ago	29°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 4 hours ago	28°C	Clear	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 76).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (10 kph at 250).

* 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.