Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

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Issued: 10 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		3500	3300	3250	3100	2700		3000			3350	3000
km/h	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	NW	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	15	—	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	-1	0	-1	-2	-5	-5	-5	-4	-3	-4	-2	-1	-1	1	2	2
min °C	-1	1	-1	-1	-2	-5	-6	-5	-6	-5	-3	-4	-4	-1	-2	-1	2	1
chill °C	-6	-4	-6	-7	-8	-11	-12	-10	-11	-5	-5	-9	-10	-5	-7	-6	-1	-2

Freezing level m	3600	3600	3350	3450	3250	2850	2850	2850	2600	2900	3100	2750	3100	3350	3150	3600	3750	3700

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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri 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 Airport 88 km N 1247m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Clear	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 250).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Clear	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).	16 km
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Clear	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 1).	16 km Low: few
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Clear	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 310).	16 km
Mammot / une Lake Airport 124 km NW 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken
Delano Airport (California) 125 km SSW 97m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Fresno Airport 129 km WSW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (11 kph at 310).	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Bakersfield Airport 144 km S 218m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	14 km
Lemoore Naval Air Statio / eeves Field Airport 151 km WSW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 320).	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered

* 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.