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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
3550
2950
2900
2550
2450
2050
8750
8900
7300
km/h
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SE
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
1.4
0.2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
17
12
11
11
7
7
6
4
3
2
2
4
7
6
10
12
9
min °C
16
9
9
10
6
7
6
2
1
2
0
0
7
5
7
11
9
 chill °C
15
7
6
7
4
5
3
-1
1
0
-2
-3
6
3
6
11
8
Freezing level m
4400
4050
3750
3650
3500
3350
3150
2650
2650
2650
2500
2800
3250
3650
3850
3900
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
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6:23
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6:22
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 0°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km E
2247m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
33°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
35°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
35°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
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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