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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7100
9150
6150
5000
2650
2200
2550
2800
2700
2800
1650
1900
km/h
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
S
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
1.1
0.1
—
0.1
1.7
0.1
—
—
max °C
8
9
5
8
9
6
8
7
3
3
3
2
4
5
2
4
6
7
min °C
6
7
4
5
8
6
6
6
1
1
3
1
1
4
2
2
6
5
 chill °C
4
4
2
3
8
4
3
2
-4
-2
0
-2
-2
0
-2
2
5
2
Freezing level m
3450
3350
3350
3450
3550
3500
3300
3000
2500
2650
2700
2550
2800
2800
2600
2850
3150
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:18
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—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:06
—
—
6:04
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:00
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 1°C on Fri 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
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
16 km
Low: scattered
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
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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