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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4800
4800
4800
4050
2050
1900
1650
1850
1650
2050
km/h
5
W
15
WNW
5
ESE
0
WSW
10
W
5
SE
10
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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0.4
9
5
19
1.9
1.7
0.8
max °C
19
20
15
19
20
15
17
18
12
11
12
7
6
7
6
5
5
4
min °C
15
19
15
15
18
14
14
16
10
9
11
5
5
6
4
4
4
3
 chill °C
15
19
15
15
18
14
14
15
7
6
8
1
0
3
0
2
2
1
Freezing level m
4800
4850
4800
4800
4750
4600
4500
4450
4200
3850
3800
3500
3300
3200
3150
3050
3000
2850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1720151719151617111012667555423272023261922241617191111121110108293326303325283122232518171917171615
Sunrise
6:58
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7:00
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7:00
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—
7:01
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7:01
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—
7:03
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Sunset
—
6:32
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6:30
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6:30
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6:28
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6:27
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6:24
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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
24°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
36°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
36°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (28 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
34°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
14 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
35°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
43 minutes ago
32°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
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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