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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 9 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6550
5700
1950
2150
9100
8700
6950
9500
km/h
5
WSW
5
S
15
S
30
S
20
S
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NE
5
W
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
10
9
8
6
1
3
7
7
5
8
8
6
11
10
9
13
12
10
min °C
10
8
5
4
0
0
7
5
5
8
6
6
10
8
8
12
10
10
 chill °C
10
7
1
-1
-2
0
6
5
5
8
5
4
10
7
7
12
10
10
Freezing level m
4400
4350
4100
3300
2400
2300
3550
3550
3700
3500
3450
3700
3800
3950
4150
4200
4200
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:24
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—
6:26
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—
6:26
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—
6:28
—
—
6:28
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—
6:30
—
—
Sunset
—
4:58
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—
4:57
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—
4:55
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—
4:54
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4:53
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4:52
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). 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.
41 minutes ago
12°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
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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