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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
2550
2150
1900
2450
8850
9200
6500
4550
km/h
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
5
W
5
W
5
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
SW
10
WSW
10
E
10
SW
10
SW
5
E
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
1.2
3
0.6
0.1
0.3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
16
17
13
16
18
13
22
24
16
23
24
18
24
25
18
23
25
17
min °C
13
15
12
13
17
12
14
22
16
17
22
17
17
23
16
17
22
16
 chill °C
13
15
12
13
17
11
14
22
16
17
22
17
17
23
16
17
22
16
Freezing level m
2700
2600
2450
2700
3000
3300
3600
3750
3750
3750
3650
3800
3750
3750
3750
3600
3600
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
231254711791181012891068978117111610141711141811141710151613151813182316202318212417202417
Sunrise
7:13
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7:13
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7:15
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7:16
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7:16
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7:18
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Sunset
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6:12
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6:09
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6:08
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6:07
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6:07
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6:06
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°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.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
13 km
Low: broken
91 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
14 km
Low: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
11 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
11 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
125 km WNW
516m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
126 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
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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