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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 4 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
5000
4950
4650
4900
3350
2450
2450
2650
2500
2450
2600
2650
2600
km/h
5
SW
10
W
5
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
1
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
9
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
15
17
13
14
14
10
8
8
5
3
4
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
min °C
13
15
12
12
13
7
6
7
2
3
4
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
0
 chill °C
13
14
12
12
11
3
2
3
-3
-2
1
-3
-1
0
-3
-4
-3
-3
Freezing level m
4800
4800
4600
4550
4500
4100
3850
3850
3300
3250
3300
2700
2650
2700
2500
2850
2750
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
14161313149784341-10-10111922161819131214889545456526292225271819211415161211119121211
Sunrise
6:58
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—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:25
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—
6:24
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—
6:22
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Sun morning, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Columbia Airport (California)
84 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Madera Airport
99 km S
691m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Merce / astle Airport
100 km SW
659m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Merced Airport
100 km SW
716m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
16 km
Fresno Airport
108 km S
716m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
16 km
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
709m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
117 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Hawthorne Airport
119 km NE
1285m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
16 km
Modesto Airport
126 km WSW
709m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
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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