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

Half Dome
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 3 am Wed 31 Dec Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
 km/h
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
55
S
45
SSW
70
SSW
50
SW
20
S
2
11
17
7
6
12
19
11
19
17
13
14
7
0.3
1.4
max °C
4
3
2
0
-3
0
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
min °C
3
2
1
-1
-3
-3
2
1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
1
-2
-3
-6
-9
-8
-2
-4
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
3400
3150
2950
2700
2250
1650
3100
2850
2250
2500
2500
2600
2600
2700
2300
2400
2300
2250
Cloud base (m)
2950
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2350
2450
7750
2950
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
432-1-3-221-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-3866421631333443222151312108512969101010109988
Sunrise
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
Sunset
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:51
4:52
4:52

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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Drizzle on Wed afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed 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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Mon night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
65 km ESE
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
84 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
99 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
0 km
100 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0 km
108 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
1 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
16 km
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
117 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
0 km
Low: overcast
Modesto Airport
126 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
High: overcast
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
132 km W
516m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: broken

* 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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