– Lat/Long: 37.73° N 119.64° W
El Capitan Weather Forecast
Sierra Nevada · United StatesIssued: 10 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 10 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMild with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 8400 | 8200 | 6700 | 3450 | 3450 | 5550 | 3300 | 2450 | 2550 | 1700 | 1850 | 2450 | ||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
min °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
chill °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Freezing level m | 3700 | 3650 | 3550 | 3250 | 3300 | 3300 | 3250 | 3250 | 2800 | 2550 | 2500 | 2500 | 3100 | 3500 | 3700 | 4050 |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):
Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Wed 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.
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San Andreas Airport (California) | | ||||
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Modesto Airport | | ||||
Bishop Airport | | ||||
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California) | | ||||
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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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