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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3500
3750
3200
3100
2950
2300
2400
2500
7250
km/h
15
SW
15
SW
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
ENE
5
W
5
W
10
ENE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.6
0.2
—
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
25
26
18
22
21
16
16
14
11
18
22
15
24
25
18
28
29
21
min °C
20
24
17
20
19
10
11
14
9
10
21
14
17
24
17
19
28
20
 chill °C
20
24
17
20
19
10
11
14
8
9
21
14
17
24
17
19
28
20
Freezing level m
3750
3650
3550
3450
3000
2450
2550
2450
2000
2850
3350
3650
3950
4000
4100
4400
4600
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1011787211-12869139131612161812141477738158141811172215232518212013141410142215212518242921
Sunrise
7:01
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—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
6:28
—
—
6:27
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—
6:24
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—
6:23
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—
6:22
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6:21
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). 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.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken
91 km SW
201m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: scattered
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
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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