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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 pm Mon 16 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
SW
45
SSW
55
SW
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
37
16
40
34
2
1
6
11
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-8
-10
-10
-8
-6
-7
-9
-3
-3
-4
0
0
-2
1
1
1
min °C
-9
-8
-6
-13
-12
-12
-12
-7
-9
-10
-5
-4
-5
0
-1
-2
0
1
0
-18
-19
-16
-21
-20
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-10
-4
-8
-4
-6
-8
-4
-2
-4
1350
1150
1550
900
700
900
0
1300
1250
200
1400
1650
800
2350
2350
1750
2350
2500
2500
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1600
1650
1650
1700
2500
1900
1600
1700
1650
1650
1650
1600
2250
1650
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-6-11-11-11-10-7-8-10-4-4-50-1-2111-2-20-6-5-7-8-1-3-70-1-4531644557220-164-176312107121010
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:39
Sunset
5:38
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
11 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
126 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 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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