– Lat/Long: 37.73° N 119.64° W
El Capitan Weather Forecast
Sierra Nevada · United StatesIssued: 10 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 10 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 4750 | 4800 | 4650 | 2450 | 1800 | 1900 | 2800 | 1800 | 1700 | 1950 | 2350 | 3000 | ||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 19 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
min °C | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
chill °C | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 2 |
Freezing level m | 4750 | 4750 | 4550 | 4500 | 4450 | 4100 | 3750 | 3600 | 3250 | 3100 | 2900 | 2500 | 2450 | 2550 | 2350 | 2750 | 2850 | 3250 |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:23 | — |
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).
El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):
Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Mon 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.
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San Andreas Airport (California) | | ||||
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Fresno Chandler | | ||||
Modesto Airport | | ||||
Bishop Airport | |
* 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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