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

UsEl Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4pm Fri 22 Oct Local Time
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Mountain icon 3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:
 

El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

Heavy rain (total 110mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the S by Sun night).

(Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds heavy rain heavy rain heavy snow heavy snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds clear clear
Wind km/h
20
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
20
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
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Snow
 cm
- - - - - - - 18 22 2 - - - - - - - -
Rain
 mm
- - - - - 11 24 75 - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
5 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 0 -2 -3 3 4 5 10 10 9 12
Min °C
5 3 2 4 2 3 4 2 -3 -3 -4 -1 3 4 7 10 9 9
 Chill °C
0 0 1 2 1 -2 -1 -3 -7 -6 -5 -1 0 2 8 9 7 12
 Freezing Level m
3000 2750 2800 2800 2850 3200 3200 2950 1850 1950 1650 2750 3100 3400 4250 4450 4500 4450
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
544434540-2-334510109121199108888532899131391517151617151414151110814161519201622
Sunrise
- - 7:13 - - 7:15 - - 7:16 - - 7:16 - - 7:18 - - 7:18
Sunset
6:12 - - 6:09 - - 6:08 - - 6:07 - - 6:07 - - 6:06 - -

El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 110mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the S by Sun night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Mon 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.
29 minutes ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
28 km S
1557m alt.
58 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 269).
0
31 km S
1517.9m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 163).
13
38 km S
838m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
41 km SSW
636m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 19).
8

* 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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