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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3300
3750
3300
3100
2800
2650
2550
2750
7300
km/h
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
0
NE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
E
5
N
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.6
—
0.6
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
10
11
7
9
9
4
4
4
3
7
9
7
11
12
9
15
16
11
min °C
9
10
7
7
6
1
1
3
3
4
9
6
8
12
9
9
15
11
 chill °C
7
8
4
5
2
-2
-1
0
1
2
8
5
8
12
8
8
15
10
Freezing level m
3700
3700
3550
3500
3150
2650
2850
2750
2850
3250
3500
3850
3900
3950
4100
4350
4500
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
101178833436971012912161116181214158810710169141912172214222518212114151713172316212518232920
Sunrise
7:01
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—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
6:28
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:23
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—
6:22
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—
6:21
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°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.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(24 kph at 240).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
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
27°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
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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