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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 pm Wed 14 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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8050
km/h
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
14
10
14
16
11
17
18
12
14
15
10
13
14
9
10
10
5
min °C
13
9
10
15
10
11
17
10
10
14
9
9
12
7
7
8
2
 chill °C
13
7
8
14
8
10
17
10
10
14
9
9
11
4
4
5
-4
Freezing level m
4250
4150
4100
4350
4450
4500
4550
4200
4100
4150
4000
4000
3950
3700
3550
3350
2800
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Sunrise
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
Sunset
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
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6:15
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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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Tue 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.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
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
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 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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