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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6900
3450
3500
6550
4950
2650
3050
2050
1950
1700
2450
km/h
20
SSE
20
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
ENE
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.5
—
0.7
1.4
0.6
1.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
10
11
7
8
6
5
2
2
2
6
8
5
10
11
7
min °C
5
6
10
6
6
5
3
1
2
1
3
8
5
6
10
7
 chill °C
1
3
10
5
4
5
0
-2
-1
-1
0
7
2
4
10
6
Freezing level m
3300
3500
3500
3350
3350
2900
2850
2600
2550
2600
3100
3350
3650
3700
3650
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
68117764222585811711141712131297871015712171017212418191915141514162113182416
Sunrise
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7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:09
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6:08
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km E
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
16 km
126 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (22 kph from 130 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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