Half Dome weather
– Lat/Long: 37.75° N 119.53° W

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 9 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
2850
2550
2450
2750
2500
8100
2450
6900
2450
2650
2600
km/h
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
10
SW
5
W
0
SW
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
1
35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
12
max °C
10
13
10
6
6
3
1
5
4
4
7
6
3
5
4
2
min °C
8
12
7
4
4
3
-1
4
4
3
6
3
2
5
3
2
 chill °C
6
11
5
0
-1
-2
-1
4
4
2
4
1
-1
2
0
0
Freezing level m
3900
3650
3400
2950
2750
2500
1950
2700
3000
3450
3400
3100
2850
2750
2600
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
6841-1-1-41234210-1-2913955305447535421521151112961198129712108
Sunrise
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6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:49
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:45
—
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4:45
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 0°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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
65 km ESE
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
84 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
99 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
16 km
100 km SW
201m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
100 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
11 km
108 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
16 km
FresnoAirTerm.-Ca.
110 km S
100m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
34 km
Mid: clear
Bishop-Ca.
111 km ESE
1263m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
36 km
Mid: clear
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 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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