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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8350
8250
6300
6250
6650
5900
3050
2550
1800
km/h
5
ENE
5
W
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
E
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
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0.2
0.2
7
7
max °C
30
31
22
28
30
21
27
28
19
24
25
16
21
22
17
21
17
13
min °C
19
29
20
21
28
19
20
26
17
18
23
16
16
21
16
17
15
13
 chill °C
19
29
20
21
28
19
20
26
17
18
23
16
16
21
16
17
15
13
Freezing level m
4550
4550
4250
4150
4200
4100
4000
3950
3700
3650
3500
3200
3250
3250
3250
3200
2750
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
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7:07
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7:09
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7:09
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7:11
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7:11
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Sunset
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6:20
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6:17
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6:16
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6:15
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6:14
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6:13
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed 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
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
1 hour ago
25°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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