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Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States

Issued: 9 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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3 Half Dome Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 33mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)			7100	2800	2650	2450		2500	7000		2500	7000	2600	2450	2450	2450	2500	3350
km/h	S	SW	SSE	S	SW	SSW	WSW	S	SE	S	S	SSE	S	S	W	WNW	W	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	9	—	—	5
mm	—	—	—	0.6	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.7	4	—	—	—	—
max °C	14	10	6	5	3	0	5	5	4	7	5	2	4	2	0	0	-1	-1
min °C	12	7	3	4	2	-2	4	4	3	6	2	1	3	1	-3	-1	-4	-4
chill °C	11	5	-1	-1	-4	-2	4	3	2	4	-1	-2	0	1	-5	-3	-4	-4

Freezing level m	3650	3350	2950	2700	2500	1800	2800	3300	3450	3450	3000	2200	2500	2300	1850	1900	1850	1250

	6:35	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—
	—	4:49	—	—	4:47	—	—	4:46	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—

Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Half Dome at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Half Dome. 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Oakhurst wx 46 km S 747m alt. 3 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 193).
Mammot / une Lake Airport 65 km ESE 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Columbia Airport (California) 84 km W 646m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Madera Airport 99 km S 211m alt. 3 hours ago	22°C	Clear	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 120).	16 km
Merce / astle Airport 100 km SW 201m alt. 3 hours ago		Clear	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 150).	13 km
Merced Airport 100 km SW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	19°C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).	13 km
Fresno Airport 108 km S 218m alt. 3 hours ago	22°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few
San Andreas Airport (California) 108 km W 405m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 200).	16 km
FresnoAirTerm.-Ca. 110 km S 100m alt. 3 hours ago	22°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	36 km Mid: few
Bishop Airport 113 km ESE 1247m alt. 3 hours ago	13°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	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.