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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 9 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6000
2200
2150
7100
5200
7950
9500
8300
8400
km/h
30
S
15
SSW
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
1
2
7
6
5
10
8
6
11
10
8
12
11
10
13
11
9
min °C
4
1
0
7
5
4
9
6
6
10
7
8
12
10
9
12
9
7
 chill °C
-1
-4
0
6
5
2
8
5
4
10
5
7
12
10
9
12
9
6
Freezing level m
3150
2400
2350
3450
3400
3600
3650
3550
3700
3700
3800
4150
4100
4000
4250
4100
4100
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
51176510761198121110131081165129715118171210181412181412181311191513211814231816252118252118
Sunrise
6:26
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—
6:26
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—
6:28
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—
6:28
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:31
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—
Sunset
—
4:57
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—
4:55
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—
4:54
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—
4:53
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—
4:52
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4:52
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km E
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs)
(22 kph at 260).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
91 km SW
201m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: broken
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast

* 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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