Mount Whitney Weather Forecast

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Issued: 10 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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4 Mount Whitney Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	6250	5600	3650	2700	2750		2750	2900	2900
km/h	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE
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cm	—	—	4	6	5	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	1	-3	-4	-5	-6	-10	-9	-8	-6	-5	-6	-4	-2	-4	-3	-2	-1
min °C	-2	-1	-5	-4	-5	-10	-11	-9	-9	-8	-5	-7	-5	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2
chill °C	-9	-8	-13	-11	-13	-19	-18	-9	-18	-16	-13	-14	-11	-9	-10	-11	-9	-8

Freezing level m	4400	4300	3650	3650	3550	2900	2850	2950	2800	3400	3600	3200	3850	4000	3750	3900	4150	4200

	6:54	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:58	—	—	6:58	—	—	7:00	—	—
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Mount Whitney Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Whitney is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Mount Whitney Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Whitney at the specific elevation of 4418 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	27°C	Clear	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 150).	16 km
Porterville CA Airport 93 km SSW 196m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	Clear	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).	16 km
Kernville 95 km S 797m alt. 37 minutes ago	26°C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 214 degs) was rejected.
Visalia Municipal Airport 104 km SW 203m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
China Lake Airfield 116 km SSE 716m alt. 1 hour ago	29°C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 220).	16 km
Ridgecrest 121 km SSE 695m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (19 kph at 237).
Ridgecrest wx 121 km SSE 722m alt. 55 minutes ago	27°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Hanford Airport 122 km SW 215m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Hanford 123 km WSW 77m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 30).
Ridgecrest 123 km SSE 751m alt. 44 minutes ago	28°C	Dry	Moderate winds from the S (24 kph at 184).

* 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.