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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2350
6750
5650
2950
7000
3650
km/h
5
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
15
SW
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
5
4
9
11
7
10
11
8
10
10
6
3
4
3
7
8
6
min °C
1
4
3
5
9
7
7
9
7
7
8
4
3
3
2
4
7
5
 chill °C
0
2
-1
2
9
6
7
9
6
5
6
0
-2
-1
0
3
6
3
Freezing level m
2600
2900
3350
3550
3650
3700
3700
3600
3650
3600
3450
3150
2700
2700
2900
3250
3300
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
254710791089953436867116111610131611131610911610149141713182216192317202316161712172015
Sunrise
7:13
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—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:18
—
—
Sunset
—
6:09
—
—
6:08
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
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—
6:06
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6:04
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6 km
Low: overcast
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
13 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: overcast
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast

* 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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