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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 9 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
35
SSW
20
W
5
NE
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
46
1
4
11
15
20
3
3
3
1
2
6
max °C
-7
-10
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
-5
-5
-5
0
-1
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
min °C
-13
-11
-10
-10
-7
-10
-11
-6
-5
-7
0
-2
-4
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-20
-18
-18
-17
-16
-14
-11
-6
-7
-12
-4
-9
-12
-8
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
950
800
900
850
1350
1050
0
1350
1500
500
2250
2150
1250
2200
2250
2150
2250
2250
2250
Cloud base (m)
1650
1650
1750
1650
1650
1650
1700
1750
1650
1650
1650
1650
1750
1650
1700
1800
1700
1650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:39
6:37
Sunset
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

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.
1 hour ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy snow.
22
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(22 kph at 270).
0 km
Mid: overcast
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
High: overcast
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
8 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
2 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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