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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 3 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2700
2200
1650
2150
2500
6950
6700
2200
2000
2050
km/h
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
25
SSE
35
S
40
S
25
SW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
max °C
11
9
11
8
4
4
2
1
5
4
4
6
5
3
2
2
2
min °C
9
7
10
5
2
3
2
0
4
4
4
6
4
1
2
1
1
 chill °C
8
5
8
2
-4
-3
-5
-6
4
4
2
4
1
-4
-2
-3
-1
Freezing level m
4000
3850
3600
3400
2950
2750
2600
2300
3100
3150
3500
3500
3250
2950
2600
2600
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1081173421544652222151118128107497511868762218241914171411161412171412151313
Sunrise
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
4:50
—
—
4:49
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:45
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun 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
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
13 km
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
11 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
11°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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