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

UsEl Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

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Issued: 10 pm Thu 28 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
S
20
SSE
30
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
Wave Height Map
T california.wind.3.cc23
T california.wind.21.cc23
T california.wind.45.cc23
T california.wind.69.cc23
T california.wind.93.cc23
T california.wind.117.cc23
T california.wind.141.cc23
 cm 
1.0
4
19
1.0
3
2.0
2.0
2.0
18
 mm 
0.2
max°C
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-3
1
2
1
7
6
4
6
6
2
min°C
-5
-5
-4
-7
-6
-4
-6
-5
-3
-4
-2
1
0
3
6
3
4
5
-4
chill°C 
-10
-12
-11
-12
-11
-8
-6
-9
-7
-9
-4
-1
-5
0
6
3
4
2
-10
Freezing level (m
1200
1650
1750
1450
1750
1800
950
1800
1900
1100
2400
2550
3250
3400
3200
3450
3100
2900
2350
Cloud base (m)
1800
2250
1650
1650
2400
1900
1850
1700
1700
1700
1800
2650
3100
2800
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-4-6-5-4-6-5-3-4-12156456-1-112-112-223-1482812610124688679489610158151912161911
Sunrise
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
Sunset
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:22
7:22
7:22

El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for El Capitan at the specific elevation of 2307 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
25 km WNW
1388m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
heavy rain
Heavy rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
28 km S
1557m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
38 km S
838m alt.
38 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
42 km S
777m alt.
35 minutes ago
7° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 68).
6
44 km S
747m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2

* 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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