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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5850
4900
3450
km/h
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
5
SSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
12
12
8
10
11
8
15
17
14
18
19
16
20
21
17
20
21
16
min °C
9
11
5
6
10
8
10
16
13
15
18
15
16
20
16
16
20
15
 chill °C
6
9
3
5
8
5
9
16
13
15
18
15
16
20
16
16
20
15
Freezing level m
3850
3650
3350
3450
3700
3950
4350
4650
4850
4850
4850
5000
5000
5050
5150
5100
5100
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
111278118131714171916182117182116181911151811182416212619242820242821242517212418243023283225303426313427
Sunrise
6:50
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—
6:50
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
—
—
Sunset
—
6:47
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
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—
6:42
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—
6:39
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed 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
0°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
17°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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