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Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States

Issued: 3 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time

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3 Half Dome Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 35mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	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 snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)				2800	2600	2500		2550	6650		2450	6550	2600	2500	2450	2450	2450	2850
km/h	S	SW	SSE	S	SW	SSW	WNW	S	SE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	WSW	W	W	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	3	—	6
mm	—	—	0.1	1.1	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	—	—	—
max °C	14	10	6	6	3	1	5	5	4	7	5	2	3	3	1	-1	-2	-2
min °C	12	7	3	4	2	-3	4	3	3	6	2	1	3	2	-1	-2	-3	-6
chill °C	11	5	-1	-1	-4	-3	4	3	1	4	-1	-2	0	0	-3	-5	-3	-6

Freezing level m	3700	3400	2950	2700	2450	1500	2850	3050	3450	3350	3050	2450	2500	2450	2000	1850	1700	950

	6:35	—	—	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: Heavy rain (total 35mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue night). 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mammot / une Lake Airport 65 km ESE 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Columbia Airport (California) 84 km W 646m alt. 3 hours ago	7°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Madera Airport 99 km S 211m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 110).	16 km
Merced Airport 100 km SW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Fresno Airport 108 km S 218m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
San Andreas Airport (California) 108 km W 405m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.	16 km
FresnoAirTerm.-Ca. 110 km S 100m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	36 km Mid: clear
Bishop-Ca. 111 km ESE 1263m alt. 2 hours ago	-2°C	-	Light winds from the NNW (11 kph at 330).	36 km Mid: clear
Bishop Airport 113 km ESE 1247m alt. 3 hours ago	0°C	Clear	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Fresno Chandler 117 km S 85m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 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.