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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8500
6750
6450
6000
5800
km/h
15
E
10
E
5
NW
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
0
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
11
17
18
12
15
16
11
13
14
9
10
11
6
8
9
6
min °C
10
11
16
11
11
14
9
10
12
7
7
9
4
5
8
5
 chill °C
8
10
16
11
10
13
9
10
11
5
4
6
0
1
6
3
Freezing level m
4500
4550
4550
4250
4150
4150
4150
4000
3950
3700
3650
3500
3200
3250
3300
3200
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Sunrise
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7:07
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7:07
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7:09
—
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7:09
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7:11
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Sunset
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—
6:20
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6:17
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6:16
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6:15
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6:14
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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 Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Wed afternoon). 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
3°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
16 km
126 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
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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