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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
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
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8400
7150
7100
3500
2750
2750
2550
2550
2600
2550
km/h
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
11
13
8
10
11
7
7
8
4
4
5
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
min °C
9
11
7
7
9
5
5
6
2
2
4
2
2
1
-1
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
8
10
6
6
7
3
2
2
-3
-3
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
Freezing level m
4200
4250
4000
4050
4000
3700
3650
3600
3150
3200
3200
3100
2950
2850
2650
2750
2650
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:07
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—
7:07
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:10
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
65 km ESE
2247m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
84 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
16 km
99 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
16 km
100 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
100 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
108 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
117 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
119 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 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.

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