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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
1850
1650
1650
2100
7300
3150
9250
5800
7750
km/h
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
5
WSW
0
W
10
E
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.7
6
33
3
0.9
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
15
15
12
11
13
8
17
18
15
18
17
11
18
20
15
21
22
16
min °C
12
13
11
9
13
8
10
17
14
14
15
10
12
19
15
15
20
15
 chill °C
12
13
11
9
13
6
9
17
14
14
15
9
11
19
15
15
20
15
Freezing level m
2700
2600
2350
2200
2350
3200
4200
4400
4100
3350
2600
3300
3900
3900
3800
3600
3600
3900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
230-2017976337978978854628118995913912151014141210138141815161611152015182116
Sunrise
7:22
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6:22
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—
7:24
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—
7:24
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—
7:26
—
—
7:26
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Sunset
—
6:00
—
—
5:00
—
—
5:59
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—
5:58
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5:57
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5:55
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue 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
lightning 8km NW of Twain Harte
71 km W
911m alt.
40 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 12km ESE of Arnold
73 km WNW
592m alt.
40 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
73 km E
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
91 km SW
201m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
lightning 8km S of Mountain Ranch
93 km W
453m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: 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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