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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Sierra Nevada · United States
Issued: 10 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5150
7300
km/h
10
E
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
10
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
E
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.9
—
0.1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
18
23
24
18
28
31
23
31
33
25
33
34
26
33
35
27
min °C
16
17
24
17
19
30
22
24
31
25
27
33
25
27
32
26
 chill °C
16
17
24
17
19
30
22
24
31
25
27
33
25
27
32
26
Freezing level m
3300
3400
3700
3850
4400
4650
4800
4850
4800
4900
4900
4900
4850
4850
4950
4950
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Sunrise
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6:50
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6:52
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6:52
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6:52
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6:54
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Sunset
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6:45
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6:45
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6:43
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6:42
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6:39
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°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
Mammot / une Lake Airport
73 km E
721m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
16 km
Low: few
Columbia Airport (California)
76 km W
646m alt.
51 minutes ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Merced Airport
91 km SW
716m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
16 km
Madera Airport
94 km S
691m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
100 km W
405m alt.
51 minutes ago
12°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Fresno Airport
106 km S
716m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
114 km S
85m alt.
51 minutes ago
15°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
16 km
Modesto Airport
117 km WSW
709m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
16 km
lightning 16km SE of South Lake Tahoe
121 km NW
2318m alt.
21 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Bishop Airport
121 km ESE
709m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
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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