– Lat/Long: 37.73° N 119.64° W
El Capitan Weather Forecast
Sierra Nevada · United StatesIssued: 9 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 9 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | rain shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 2500 | 1900 | 1950 | 1750 | 2350 | 1750 | 6850 | 2400 | 1750 | 1900 | 1650 | 1650 | 1700 | 1900 | 1750 | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
mm | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
min °C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
chill °C | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -7 |
Freezing level m | 2900 | 2650 | 2250 | 1500 | 2900 | 3300 | 3350 | 3350 | 2900 | 2350 | 2300 | 2000 | 1500 | 1750 | 1850 | 1100 |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).
El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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San Andreas Airport (California) | | ||||
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Fresno Chandler | | ||||
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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