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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8450
7150
8950
3650
3600
km/h
5
WNW
5
E
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.7
max °C
15
13
16
18
14
17
18
13
15
15
11
15
16
10
11
11
5
min °C
15
12
13
17
13
14
17
12
12
14
10
11
14
8
9
8
2
 chill °C
14
12
13
17
13
14
16
10
10
13
8
10
13
5
6
5
2
Freezing level m
4200
4350
4450
4500
4500
4450
4450
4250
4250
4250
4200
4250
4250
3900
3750
3300
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
151315181416181314151113159101042217212518222518202315192214161792923283125293124262921262920232315
Sunrise
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
6:50
Sunset
6:55
6:53
6:52
6:51
6:49
6:47

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: few
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 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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