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

UsEl Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 3am Thu 01 Dec Local Time
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
moderate snow
heavy snow
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow heavy snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow mod. snow heavy snow light snow mod. snow mod. snow clear clear clear clear clear clear
Wind km/h
30
S
45
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
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Snow
 cm
12 25 15 - - - 3 9 19 3 7 8 - - - - - -
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-3 -3 -5 0 -1 -2 1 1 1 -2 -2 -3 -4 -4 -7 -3 -3 -6
Min °C
-3 -3 -7 0 -3 -3 0 1 -1 -2 -2 -5 -4 -6 -7 -3 -6 -7
 Feels °C
-11 -15 -9 -5 -7 -8 -6 -7 -7 -10 -10 -9 -9 -8 -11 -7 -6 -10
 Freezing Level m
1850 1700 700 2300 2100 1750 2400 2550 2450 2000 2000 1750 1750 1650 700 1850 1800 850
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
-3-3-50-1-2111-2-2-3-4-4-7-3-3-621-242355543221-532-4974109911111210989821082
Sunrise
6:54 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - - 6:56 - - 6:58 - - 6:58 - -
Sunset
- 4:39 - - 4:38 - - 4:38 - - 4:38 - - 4:38 - - 4:38 -

El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
2° C
light snow
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
49 km W
921m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 75).
23
59 km WNW
1638m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 177).
11
59 km E
2431m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 230).
32
60 km W
732m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
13

* 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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