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Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States

Issued: 3 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time

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3 Half Dome Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 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 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	6150	6400	6200	2550	2500	2450	2500	2500	5550	2700	2450	2450	2450	2450	2450	2500	2450	9000
km/h	S	S	S	SSE	SW	W	WNW	WSW	S	S	S	S	SW	S	SSW	SSW	WSW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	1	14	10	—	—	1	2	14	23	19	5	23	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	3	1	-1	-3	-5	-7	-7	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4	-6	-5	-4	-3	-1
min °C	4	2	-1	-1	-5	-8	-7	-7	-6	-5	-4	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-3	-2
chill °C	0	-2	-6	-7	-5	-12	-11	-10	-11	-12	-11	-12	-12	-12	-13	-8	-3	-4

Freezing level m	3400	3100	2700	2550	2150	1700	1750	1700	1150	2000	2000	2100	2050	1850	1850	2000	2200	1300

	6:37	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:39	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:41	—	—	6:43	—	—
	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:44	—	—	4:44	—	—	4:43	—

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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Mammot / une Lake Airport 65 km ESE 2247m alt. 2 hours ago	-2°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Columbia Airport (California) 84 km W 646m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Madera Airport 99 km S 211m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 90).	16 km Low: broken
Merced Airport 100 km SW 218m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).	16 km
Fresno Airport 108 km S 218m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).	16 km Low: few Mid: few
San Andreas Airport (California) 108 km W 405m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Bishop Airport 113 km ESE 1247m alt. 3 hours ago	2°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Fresno Chandler 117 km S 85m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Clear	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).	16 km
Hawthorne Airport 119 km NE 1285m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 210).	16 km
Modesto Airport 126 km WSW 216m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	Clear	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 110).	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.