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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
9050
9350
7000
5600
2450
2500
2000
2050
2550
2600
2400
2100
8300
km/h
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
1.9
0.3
0.5
2
0.5
0.1
1.6
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
9
6
7
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
6
7
8
13
14
11
min °C
4
8
6
6
3
1
1
3
1
2
3
2
2
7
6
9
12
10
 chill °C
2
8
4
3
-1
-4
-2
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
2
7
5
8
12
9
Freezing level m
3400
3500
3500
3250
2750
2450
2700
2650
2550
2750
2700
2700
3150
3400
4150
4350
4350
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
69674323234347711131111149121078979979148141813172116181713151513161614152014202519
Sunrise
7:18
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—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:04
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:59
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat 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
8°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 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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