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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 3 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8150
7100
3100
2700
1650
1750
1800
1900
1750
1750
km/h
0
NW
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
25
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
29
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
12
10
13
11
8
10
8
5
5
3
2
-1
-1
2
5
4
1
min °C
10
10
13
9
7
10
6
2
5
2
-3
-2
-1
0
5
2
0
 chill °C
10
10
12
7
4
8
4
-3
1
-4
-7
-7
-3
-2
3
-2
-5
Freezing level m
4100
4050
4100
4050
3850
3650
3450
3050
2850
2700
2300
2050
2200
3100
3400
3250
2650
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Sunrise
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
4:51
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:49
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:46
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm 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.
2 hours ago
2°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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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