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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 4 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5050
4900
4650
4100
3150
2500
2450
2450
2500
2550
2550
km/h
0
WNW
15
WNW
5
SE
0
WSW
10
W
5
S
15
SW
25
SW
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
8
14
5
—
—
—
max °C
15
17
14
15
17
13
13
14
10
8
9
5
4
4
2
1
2
0
min °C
13
16
13
13
15
12
11
12
7
6
8
3
4
3
0
0
1
0
 chill °C
13
16
13
13
14
12
10
10
3
2
5
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
1
0
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4800
4800
4800
4600
4500
4450
4100
3900
3900
3250
3300
3150
2800
2800
2900
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1417141416131213979444112019221719221618191312148886574263023262922252618192215151512121310
Sunrise
6:58
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—
6:58
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:28
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—
6:25
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—
6:24
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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 Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°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
65 km ESE
2247m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
16 km
84 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
99 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
99 km SW
55m alt.
4 hours ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 320).
0
100 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
106 km ESE
1303m alt.
4 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
0
108 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
117 km S
85m alt.
1 hour ago
21°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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