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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
5
ENE
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
S
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
50
SSW
35
SSW
14
15
25
8
14
45
max °C
0
0
-2
3
3
1
4
2
-1
1
0
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-1
-2
-3
2
0
0
4
-1
-2
0
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-8
-3
-6
-7
1
0
0
0
-7
-8
-6
-9
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
2200
2300
1450
2550
2700
3050
2900
2650
1950
2300
2350
1650
1900
1550
1450
1600
1650
1500
Cloud base (m)
6000
2750
8750
7200
7000
6850
7100
5900
2450
2000
1650
1650
1650
1650
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-332141-21-2-3-4-6-6-5-4-764-186210627422-1011-213106151291712913118967886
Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
Sunset
5:34
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:38

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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
-9° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
13 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
13 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
16 km
Low: few
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
Fog -.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
0 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: few

* 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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