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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
mod snow
rain showers
light snow
light snow
mod rain
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
 km/h
25
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
E
5
W
5
WSW
10
E
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
7
1
2
2
36
16
0.5
0.9
10
13
0.1
0.1
2
6
max °C
7
4
3
3
1
6
5
1
7
8
2
11
10
6
13
11
12
min °C
7
-3
1
1
-1
6
2
-3
6
5
2
11
6
5
12
11
11
3
-3
-2
0
-4
4
1
-6
6
4
0
11
4
3
11
10
10
1600
750
700
950
700
1400
1300
200
1350
1700
850
2250
2250
1400
2350
2500
2400
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1650
1800
1650
1650
1600
1650
1800
1600
1700
1650
1650
1650
3100
1950
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-11-12-11-10-6-9-11-6-4-50-1-31111-6-5-5-6-1-3-80-1-552-16557122064-17721186131112
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:39
Sunset
5:38
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45

Loading...

El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mild with heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Fri 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
heavy snow
Heavy snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0 km
Mid: overcast
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
6 km
Low: overcast
91 km SW
218m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Light rain .
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
11 km
Low: overcast
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
5 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
11 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
1 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.

El Capitan Photos