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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9200
8600
6950
8650
5150
9450
6050
3150
3300
2200
2050
km/h
5
NE
5
N
0
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
—
0.3
—
max °C
9
10
7
9
10
6
7
7
3
8
8
4
6
7
4
4
3
1
min °C
4
9
6
7
8
4
4
6
2
4
7
3
3
5
2
3
1
0
 chill °C
2
9
6
7
7
1
1
2
-2
4
5
0
0
2
-2
-1
-4
-4
Freezing level m
3500
3700
3600
3600
3500
3300
3150
3000
3000
3450
3350
3050
3100
3150
2650
2800
2550
2350
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Sunrise
7:15
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—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:20
—
—
Sunset
—
6:08
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:04
—
—
6:02
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 0°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
2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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
7°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Fog -.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
0 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
0 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
32 minutes ago
13°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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