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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 4 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6500
3550
4050
8900
km/h
20
S
20
S
5
N
10
N
20
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
5
S
5
SW
10
W
0
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
0.4
—
0.3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
10
6
6
8
7
12
15
13
16
16
15
17
18
15
17
18
15
min °C
8
3
3
6
6
9
14
12
13
15
14
15
17
14
14
17
14
 chill °C
5
0
3
4
2
7
14
12
13
15
14
15
17
14
14
17
14
Freezing level m
3800
3400
3550
3850
3850
4500
4700
4850
4900
4900
5000
5050
5000
5050
5050
5150
5050
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Sunrise
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6:50
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6:50
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6:52
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6:52
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6:54
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Sunset
6:46
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6:45
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6:44
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6:43
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6:40
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6:39
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed 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.
1 hour ago
20°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
16 km
84 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
16 km
99 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
16 km
Low: overcast
100 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
16 km
108 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
117 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
16 km
119 km NE
1285m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Modesto Airport
126 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
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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