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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Fri 02 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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night
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cloudy
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cloudy
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light snow
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snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
40
SW
35
SSW
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SSW
40
S
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SSW
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S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
25
WSW
10
NW
10
11
4
14
11
23
20
3
1
3
8
7
max °C
5
3
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
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0
-1
-2
-4
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min °C
4
2
0
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
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-3
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-2
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-11
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-9
-11
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-6
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-8
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Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
Sunset
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km E
2247m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast

* 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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