Half Dome
Weather Forecast, United States

Coming off the Summit of Mount Baden Powell, Mount Baden-Powell

Mount Baden-Powell

 

Days 0-3 Half Dome Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Half Dome Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 4mm) on Sun night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
heavy snow
Wind km/h
10 N10
5 N5
5 SSW5
5 SSE5
10 SSW10
15 S15
15 SSE15
10 SW10
10 SW10
5 NNW5
5 NW5
5 WNW5
5 NNE5
5 WSW5
5 SW5
5 WNW5
15 SW15
25 WSW25
clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds light rain rain shwrs snow shwrs heavy snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 16
High °C
7 11 10 6 9 7 3 5 3 1 6 5 3 6 3 3 3 0
Low °C
5 11 7 5 9 4 1 4 1 1 5 3 3 5 3 1 0 -1
Chill °C
5 11 10 5 7 4 -1 2 1 1 4 3 1 5 1 1 -1 -6
Freezing level m
3550 3950 3850 3500 3450 3200 2400 2600 2500 2200 2800 2850 2800 2900 2500 2450 2500 1950
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
6874430-1-1-11111-1-1-1-4711106973531653633301118161015139121071311913109106
Sunrise
- 7:07 - - 7:09 - - 7:09 - - 7:09 - - 7:09 - - 7:11 -
Sunset
- - 4:40 - - 4:42 - - 4:42 - - 4:43 - - 4:43 - - 4:44

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Fish Camp
31 km S
1557m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 355).
Fish Camp
34 km S
1517.9m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 296).
Markleeville
35 km SW
616m alt.
3 hours ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 180).
Mariposa
44 km SSW
841m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 226).
Lee Vining
45 km NE
2164m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 125).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Half Dome and within an acceptable time window.

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