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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 9 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
6750
6050
6700
6500
2600
2450
2450
2500
2650
5050
3000
2450
2450
2450
2450
2450
km/h
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
15
8
—
—
—
4
14
40
18
12
19
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
5
2
1
-1
-3
-5
-7
-7
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
min °C
3
4
2
-1
-2
-5
-8
-8
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
0
0
-2
-6
-8
-8
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-14
-12
-13
Freezing level m
3400
3400
3050
2700
2500
2150
1700
1650
1700
1150
2150
1900
2100
2100
1950
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3520-2-4-7-8-7-5-4-4-4-5-5-66106431-3-3-4-31011-1-21017129973532767765
Sunrise
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:44
—
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4:44
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

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
-3°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
16 km
84 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
99 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
100 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
14 km
108 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
16 km
Low: broken
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
FresnoAirTerm.-Ca.
110 km S
100m alt.
55 minutes ago
12°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
36 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Bishop-Ca.
111 km ESE
1263m alt.
55 minutes ago
0°C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
36 km
Mid: clear
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
3°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
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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