El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

East Face from Broken Hand, Broken Top

Broken Top

 

Days 0-3 El Capitan Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 El Capitan Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
5 SW5
5 W5
0 NNE0
10 W10
10 WNW10
5 NE5
0 E0
5 W5
5 ENE5
5 WNW5
5 WNW5
5 ENE5
5 WSW5
5 SW5
10 SSE10
20 S20
20 S20
15 S15
clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
9 10 8 11 11 10 14 14 12 15 16 13 16 16 14 14 14 10
Low °C
6 9 8 8 10 9 10 13 12 12 15 13 13 15 12 12 12 8
Chill °C
8 9 7 10 10 9 14 14 12 15 16 13 16 16 14 12 12 8
Freezing level m
3450 3600 3650 3750 3800 4050 4250 4350 4450 4500 4550 4550 4500 4550 4450 4250 4000 3800
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
9108111110141412151613161614141410151712171713202016212217222318212114222318232420262722272823282924272720
Sunrise
7:13 - - 7:15 - - 7:16 - - 7:16 - - 7:18 - - 7:18 - -
Sunset
- 6:09 - - 6:08 - - 6:07 - - 6:06 - - 6:05 - - 6:04 -

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Fish Camp
28 km S
1557m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 355).
Fish Camp
31 km S
1517.9m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 95 degs) was rejected
.
Mariposa
38 km S
841m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 197).
Oakhurst
42 km S
777m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 248).
Oakhurst
46 km S
708m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to El Capitan and within an acceptable time window.

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