You asking the right questions.
This is a very unusual year (as you know). There is one spot that could give you trouble on the way to Consultation Lake/Trail Camp, but it is an easy stroll from there to the bottom of the chute. The biggest risk is that things look kind-of-OK on the way up then turn bad on the way down. Really important factors would be air temp, wind, overnight low, daytime highs/lows, how fast you can move at high altitude (most people overestimate this), and your willingness to get a true Alpine start so that the Chute is softer (maybe) on the way down when you are tired and at greater risk.
If it is cold and windy, and below freezing temps, and if this was preceded by a previous warm period, this will make it icy, and you may not be safe.
Even experienced and knowledgeable guides can F-up with lethal consequences, as witnessed by this completely avoidable tragedy on Shasta.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwWGCfREbuk&ab_channel=LosAngelesTimes.The Whitney Zone is incredibly beautiful - so go! The views are great from below and above. If you don't make it all the way up this year, you will still have a joyous trip, you will experience a Whitney Zone that few others ever get to, have a great story to tell, and gain knowledge/experience for the next trip (the mountain will always be there).
The summit is for the ego, the journey is for the soul!
