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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2250
2000
2150
2500
9250
7300
9000
8550
8500
km/h
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.6
4
—
0.3
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
2
3
5
4
9
11
8
11
11
8
11
12
8
10
11
8
min °C
2
2
1
1
4
3
5
10
7
8
10
7
8
10
7
7
10
7
 chill °C
-2
-1
-1
1
3
0
3
10
6
8
10
5
6
9
5
5
8
6
Freezing level m
2750
2650
2500
2650
2900
3350
3600
3750
3800
3800
3700
3800
3750
3750
3800
3750
3700
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3322547118101181011891189978117121610131711141711141712151613141713182317202418212417202318
Sunrise
7:13
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—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:12
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:06
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun 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
Mammot / une Lake Airport
73 km E
721m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Columbia Airport (California)
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
Merced Airport
91 km SW
716m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
0.0 km
High: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
3 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Fresno Airport
106 km S
716m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
8 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
lightning 22km NE of Squaw Valley
114 km SSE
990m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
709m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
5 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
709m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hawthorne Airport
126 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast

* 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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