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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
1850
1650
1650
2100
7300
3150
9250
5800
7750
km/h
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
0
SSW
10
N
5
NE
0
NNE
0
WSW
10
S
25
S
15
SW
10
N
5
NW
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
N
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
2
17
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.5
1.6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
1
-1
0
2
9
9
8
6
4
4
8
9
7
9
9
7
min °C
1
2
-1
-2
0
-1
5
9
6
5
2
1
5
9
6
6
9
6
 chill °C
-3
-2
-5
-4
-2
-5
3
9
3
2
-2
1
3
9
5
5
9
5
Freezing level m
2700
2600
2350
2200
2350
3200
4200
4400
4100
3350
2600
3300
3900
3900
3800
3600
3600
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
230-2017976337978978854628118995913912151014141210138141815161611152015182116
Sunrise
7:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:59
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:55
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km E
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
16 km
Low: few
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
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
20°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
lightning 8km S of Mountain Ranch
93 km W
453m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
14 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 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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