– Lat/Long: 37.73° N 119.64° W
El Capitan Weather Forecast
Sierra Nevada · United StatesIssued: 10 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 10 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 1750 | 1850 | 1700 | 2050 | 2000 | 2250 | 1750 | 1750 | 9500 | 6950 | 9600 | 2300 | 8850 | 5600 | ||||
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 cm | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
min °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
chill °C | -3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Freezing level m | 2600 | 2700 | 2700 | 2600 | 2600 | 2300 | 2100 | 2250 | 3450 | 4300 | 4450 | 4450 | 3950 | 3500 | 2400 | 3550 | 3450 | 3400 |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mild at first with light rain (total 8mm) on Sat afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue 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.
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lightning 14km N of Arnold |  | ||||
San Andreas Airport (California) | | ||||
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Modesto Airport | | ||||
Bishop Airport | |
* 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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