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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2650
2400
2600
2350
km/h
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
5
WSW
5
NW
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.1
0.3
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0.2
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—
—
—
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—
—
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max °C
7
7
2
1
2
0
6
9
7
12
14
10
15
17
12
17
18
13
min °C
6
6
0
-1
1
-1
0
8
6
9
13
10
10
16
12
13
17
11
 chill °C
3
2
-4
-4
-1
-4
-4
7
4
8
13
9
8
16
11
13
17
11
Freezing level m
3300
3000
2400
2500
2400
2150
2950
3600
3950
4050
4200
4300
4450
4550
4700
4600
4600
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:01
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7:03
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7:03
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7:05
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7:05
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7:07
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Sunset
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6:27
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6:24
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6:23
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6:22
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6:21
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6:20
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). 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
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: broken
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 210 degs)
(15 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 130 to 200 degs)
(13 kph at 140).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
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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