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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
2
1
0.7
0.2
1.7
0.2
max °C
10
10
8
11
11
9
10
8
6
7
5
2
0
0
2
6
5
3
min °C
8
8
8
10
9
8
10
6
4
6
3
-1
0
0
0
5
3
1
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
4
3
4
0
-4
-4
-3
-3
4
3
1
3550
3800
3950
3800
3900
3800
3600
3350
3100
3050
2950
2600
2300
2300
2750
3000
3050
2650
Cloud base (m)
4450
2800
6650
7100
6800
6500
5200
5000
5450
8600
2600
1650
2150
2550
2550
2050
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Sunrise
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:28
6:28
6:26
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:53

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
13 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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