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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9300
6450
5100
5250
km/h
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
0
NE
10
WNW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
10
12
8
12
14
11
16
17
13
15
15
13
15
15
13
17
18
14
min °C
7
11
6
8
14
11
13
16
12
13
14
11
12
15
12
13
17
13
 chill °C
4
9
4
8
14
10
13
16
12
13
14
11
12
14
11
12
17
13
Freezing level m
3700
3750
3550
3800
4150
4300
4450
4450
4450
4250
4200
4050
4150
4200
4350
4450
4500
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
9127101411151713141512141513151814151911162114202416202116202216212518222517232820263123272823262923283124
Sunrise
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
Sunset
7:02
7:01
7:00
6:59
6:57
6:55

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°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
73 km E
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
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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