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Half Dome Weather Forecast
Cathedral Range · United StatesIssued: 3 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 3 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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3 Half Dome Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 2450 | 2700 | 2550 | 2500 | 6050 | 2500 | 2350 | 2650 | 2450 | 2600 | 3650 | 2700 | 2450 | ||||
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 cm | 21 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -2 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 |
min °C | -3 | -6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 |
chill °C | -10 | -9 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -10 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -12 | -10 | -12 |
Freezing level m | 2250 | 1400 | 3050 | 3400 | 3450 | 3450 | 3050 | 2400 | 2300 | 2050 | 900 | 2100 | 2150 | 1150 | 2250 | 2050 | 2250 |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:44 | — |
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Half Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning).
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.
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San Andreas Airport (California) |  | ||||
Bishop Airport |  | ||||
Fresno Chandler | | ||||
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* 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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