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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 9 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9400
3100
3000
2450
2500
2500
2350
km/h
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
30
SW
30
SW
10
SW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
39
8
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
12
11
9
11
9
7
6
5
2
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
1
min °C
7
10
9
8
10
7
5
6
3
0
0
-1
-4
-4
-4
-1
 chill °C
7
10
9
8
9
5
2
3
-1
-6
-7
-9
-11
-12
-4
-1
Freezing level m
3800
3950
4100
4100
4100
4100
3850
3550
3400
3050
2750
2600
2100
2150
2200
2300
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Sunrise
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6:33
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:49
—
—
4:49
—
—
4:47
—
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4:46
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Half Dome at the specific elevation of 2695 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
65 km ESE
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
8 km
84 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
99 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
100 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
108 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
FresnoAirTerm.-Ca.
110 km S
100m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
36 km
Mid: clear
Bishop-Ca.
111 km ESE
1263m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
36 km
Mid: clear
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Fresno Chandler
117 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
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.

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