El Capitan weather
– Lat/Long: 37.73° N 119.64° W

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 pm Tue 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
W
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
10
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
 cm 
1.0
3
9
1.0
 mm 
0.1
0.2
1.4
8
9
1.8
1.5
0.1
4
1.7
1.1
max°C
9
6
7
8
5
9
10
7
9
9
7
3
1
-1
-1
0
1
min°C
8
5
7
6
4
7
9
6
8
8
5
1
1
-3
-3
0
0
chill°C 
7
5
7
4
2
6
9
5
8
6
2
-3
-3
-6
-7
-2
-3
Freezing level (m
3300
3350
3250
3200
3300
3400
3500
3650
3500
3350
3100
2500
2400
1900
2100
2350
2300
Cloud base (m)
2950
3250
3600
2500
2900
2850
3000
2200
1650
1800
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
96775810799621-2-2011611131481416111515118633542217202015212317222217151310101110
Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
5:58
Sunset
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for El Capitan at the specific elevation of 2307 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of El Capitan. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
25 km WNW
1388m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
heavy rain
Heavy rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
38 km S
667m alt.
55 minutes ago
22° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 198).
44 km S
747m alt.
54 minutes ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14
46 km E
2224m alt.
56 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 292).
0
46 km S
1083m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 313).
13
49 km W
921m alt.
38 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 271).
18
53 km W
719m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 36 degs) was rejected.
56 km S
955m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 275).
0
59 km WNW
1638m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
2
59 km ESE
2442.1m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 225).
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* 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.

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