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

Half Dome
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 am Thu 01 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
heavy rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
35
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
1
16
30
15
35
12
9
26
2
0.5
max °C
4
1
2
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
-2
1
0
0
2
3
0
min °C
2
0
-1
5
2
1
3
2
2
2
-1
-4
0
-3
-3
2
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-6
-9
-4
-7
-7
0
-2
-3
2650
2200
1700
3200
2800
2200
2500
2450
2350
2400
2200
1150
2050
2050
1450
2300
2400
1650
Cloud base (m)
2450
2450
2450
2350
2450
2550
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2500
3050
2800
2700
2550
2450
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-4-221-2-1-2-3-2-4-6-5-5-5-3-2-331163233330-31-2-222-110751187999973854974
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
Sunset
4:50
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:53

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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
65 km ESE
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
84 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
3 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
99 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
8 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
100 km SW
201m alt.
1 hour ago
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
13 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
100 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
6 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
108 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
5 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
1 km
Low: overcast
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Fresno Chandler
117 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Modesto Airport
126 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
3 km
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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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