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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8650
3800
5600
2650
2800
2550
2450
2450
2550
km/h
20
S
25
S
5
SW
5
SE
15
SSE
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
N
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.9
0.1
0.8
0.5
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
7
7
5
6
3
3
0
-1
0
3
5
5
7
9
6
min °C
3
4
7
3
4
1
1
-1
-1
-2
1
5
3
5
7
6
 chill °C
-2
0
4
3
2
1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-2
3
0
3
7
5
Freezing level m
3300
3550
3600
3350
3400
2850
2800
2650
2550
2600
3100
3450
3650
3650
3700
3850
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Sunrise
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7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:09
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6:08
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Thu 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
65 km ESE
2247m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Madera Airport
99 km S
691m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
16 km
Merced Airport
100 km SW
716m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
16 km
Fresno Airport
108 km S
716m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
16 km
Low: few
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
16 km
FresnoAirTerm.-Ca.
110 km S
100m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
36 km
Mid: few
Bishop-Ca.
111 km ESE
1263m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
36 km
Mid: clear
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
709m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
16 km
Hawthorne Airport
119 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
16 km
126 km N
1455m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 63).
13

* 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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