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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
4900
5000
4950
8800
3200
2200
1650
km/h
0
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
5
SE
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
25
S
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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8
41
max °C
18
20
15
19
20
15
19
20
15
17
18
13
13
13
9
8
7
5
min °C
15
18
14
15
19
15
15
19
14
14
16
11
11
12
7
8
5
5
 chill °C
15
18
14
15
19
15
15
19
14
14
15
9
9
10
3
4
1
2
Freezing level m
4700
4750
4800
4800
4850
4800
4800
4800
4650
4550
4500
4200
4100
4000
3800
3450
3200
3150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
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6:58
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7:00
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7:00
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7:01
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7:01
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Sunset
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6:34
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6:32
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6:30
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6:30
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6:28
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6:27
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

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
23°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
34°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
35°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
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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