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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 9 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
1900
1950
1750
2350
1750
6850
2400
1750
1900
1650
1650
1700
1900
1750
km/h
10
ESE
15
S
10
S
5
E
0
SSW
0
WSW
10
E
5
S
5
S
10
ESE
5
S
5
W
0
N
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
1
21
14
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
14
13
3
0.1
0.1
1.1
max °C
15
16
11
9
14
13
10
16
14
11
11
9
8
9
9
7
min °C
12
14
11
5
13
10
9
15
9
9
9
9
3
8
4
3
 chill °C
11
13
10
3
13
9
8
15
8
8
9
9
1
8
2
0
Freezing level m
2900
2650
2250
1500
2900
3300
3350
3350
2900
2350
2300
2000
1500
1750
1850
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
330-3343521-1-3-5-4-4-5795176496443-13-1-214151171412101612101096975
Sunrise
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6:35
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6:37
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6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
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Sunset
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—
4:47
—
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4:46
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4:46
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4:45
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4:45
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for El Capitan at the specific elevation of 500 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.
1 hour ago
-4°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
16 km
Low: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
13 km
Low: few
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
12°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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