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Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States

Issued: 3 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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3 Half Dome Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle on Fri morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
	Thu 12		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)			2800	2500	2500		2500	6700		2450		2700	2600	2450	2500	2500	2800
km/h	SW	SSE	S	SSW	SE	SSW	SW	SE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	WSW	WSW	SW	S
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cm	—	—	—	15	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	1	—	10
mm	—	—	1.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.3	—	—	—	—
max °C	10	6	5	2	-1	5	5	3	7	5	2	4	3	0	-2	-2	-1
min °C	7	3	4	2	-4	4	3	3	6	2	1	4	1	-3	-2	-6	-4
chill °C	6	-1	-1	-3	-4	4	2	2	4	-1	-3	1	-1	-7	-6	-6	-7

Freezing level m	3400	2950	2700	2250	1250	2850	3100	3450	3500	2950	2500	2550	2450	1700	1700	1650	1450

	—	—	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: Drizzle on Fri morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mammot / une Lake Airport 65 km ESE 2247m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Columbia Airport (California) 84 km W 646m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Madera Airport 99 km S 211m alt. 2 hours ago	21°C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 120).	16 km
Merce / astle Airport 100 km SW 201m alt. 2 hours ago		Clear	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).	13 km
Merced Airport 100 km SW 218m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	Clear	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	16 km
Fresno Airport 108 km S 218m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: scattered
San Andreas Airport (California) 108 km W 405m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Bishop Airport 113 km ESE 1247m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Clear	Moderate winds from the SE (24 kph at 130).	16 km
Fresno Chandler 117 km S 85m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	Clear	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 220).	16 km
Hawthorne Airport 119 km NE 1285m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Clear	Moderate winds from the SE (28 kph at 140).	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.