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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 4 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9000
8500
9400
9200
6900
6100
km/h
15
WSW
10
E
15
SW
15
SW
10
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
E
10
W
10
W
10
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
30
21
27
28
19
24
26
18
27
29
21
30
31
23
28
29
21
min °C
28
19
22
26
16
19
25
18
21
28
20
24
30
22
24
28
20
 chill °C
28
19
22
26
16
19
25
18
21
28
20
24
30
22
24
28
20
Freezing level m
4250
4000
3950
3900
3550
3700
3750
3800
4050
4300
4500
4550
4550
4450
4150
4050
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
161012148912812151215181314151123141821121619121823152024162022152920252718222618242921273123262921
Sunrise
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
Sunset
7:06
7:05
7:02
7:01
7:00
6:59

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°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.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
16 km
76 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
16 km
91 km SW
201m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
16 km
91 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
94 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
16 km
106 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
14 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
16 km
Low: few
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
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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