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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
50
S
25
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
35
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
NW
10
W
10
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
1
12
26
30
12
35
48
3
2
3
max °C
1
1
-2
-1
-4
-5
-7
-5
-5
-9
-9
-10
-7
-8
-8
-3
-3
-4
min °C
0
-2
-3
-2
-5
-9
-8
-6
-12
-11
-10
-11
-8
-9
-11
-4
-5
-7
-5
-7
-10
-10
-14
-17
-18
-16
-21
-19
-13
-14
-11
-13
-15
-8
-8
-10
2350
2450
1850
2100
1700
1350
1200
1400
950
800
1000
300
1200
1200
0
1500
1700
800
Cloud base (m)
3600
2500
1650
1650
1650
1650
1600
1650
1700
1650
2000
2200
1750
2000
1650
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
Sunset
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:40
5:42
5:43

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed morning). 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
-4° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs)
(13 kph at 120).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: few
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: few
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: overcast
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
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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