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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6950
9300
5700
5300
3650
2100
2650
2650
2700
2750
6250
km/h
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
9
6
8
9
5
8
9
6
8
7
4
2
3
1
3
3
1
min °C
5
8
6
5
7
5
5
8
6
6
5
1
0
3
-1
0
2
1
 chill °C
3
6
5
3
4
3
3
7
5
4
2
-3
-4
1
-4
-3
-2
-3
Freezing level m
3350
3350
3550
3450
3400
3400
3500
3450
3550
3350
3000
2550
2500
2650
2350
2600
2600
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:16
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7:18
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—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:07
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—
6:06
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—
6:04
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—
6:02
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—
6:01
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6:00
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km E
2247m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Haze -.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10 km
94 km S
211m alt.
47 minutes ago
18°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: few
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
16 km

* 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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