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Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States

Issued: 9 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time

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3 Half Dome Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Drizzle, on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	6450	6300	6150	2700	2450	2450	2500	2500	5600	2800	2450	2450	2450	2450	2450		2500	5200
km/h	SSW	SSW	S	S	SW	WNW	WNW	SW	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WNW	WNW	SE
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cm	—	—	—	—	9	7	—	—	—	3	14	24	11	10	6	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	10	7	4	4	1	-1	-2	-3	-2	0	1	2	1	-1	-2	1	0	-2
min °C	9	5	3	3	0	-5	-2	-6	-6	-1	1	0	-1	-1	-6	0	-2	-3
chill °C	7	3	0	0	-3	-7	-5	-8	-9	-6	-4	-6	-8	-7	-6	0	-4	-7

Freezing level m	3400	3100	2700	2550	2250	1650	1700	1650	950	1850	2150	2200	2100	1850	1600	1950	2000	1250

	6:37	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:43	—	—
	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:44	—	—	4:44	—	—	4:43	—

Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Drizzle, on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
Mammot / une Lake Airport 65 km ESE 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Columbia Airport (California) 84 km W 646m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 160).	16 km
Madera Airport 99 km S 211m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 150).	16 km
Merced Airport 100 km SW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Clear	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).	16 km
Fresno Airport 108 km S 218m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 120).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
San Andreas Airport (California) 108 km W 405m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Clear	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 190).	16 km
Bishop Airport 113 km ESE 1247m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Fresno Chandler 117 km S 85m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Clear	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	16 km
Hawthorne Airport 119 km NE 1285m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Clear	Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Modesto Airport 126 km WSW 216m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 150).	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.