– Lat/Long: 37.73° N 119.64° W
El Capitan Weather Forecast
Sierra Nevada · United StatesIssued: 10 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 10 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light snow | light rain | light snow | rain shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 5650 | 4150 | 2500 | 1750 | 2000 | 1850 | 2150 | 1850 | 1650 | 1800 | 2350 | 1750 | 8800 | |||||
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 cm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
min °C | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
chill °C | 3 | 3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 | -4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Freezing level m | 3300 | 3150 | 2550 | 2600 | 2650 | 2600 | 2650 | 2500 | 2200 | 2250 | 2400 | 3800 | 4550 | 4600 | 4550 | 4400 | 4350 | 3900 |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun 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.
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San Andreas Airport (California) | | ||||
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Modesto Airport | | ||||
Bishop Airport | | ||||
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California) | |
* 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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