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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 3 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
6950
2850
2700
2450
2500
2500
6800
2450
6150
2600
2450
km/h
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
45
S
25
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
26
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
10
8
7
8
5
2
0
0
-2
0
2
3
4
3
2
-1
-1
-2
min °C
10
7
5
7
3
-1
0
-1
-5
-2
-1
2
4
2
-1
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
9
5
2
4
0
-7
-6
-9
-11
-5
-1
2
2
-2
-6
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
4100
4000
3900
3700
3450
2950
2700
2650
2100
2400
2600
3500
3500
3400
3050
2600
2550
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10868410-1-4-113431-1-2-3161291395640434852432231815211511131161087131071197
Sunrise
6:33
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
4:49
—
—
4:49
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:45
—

Loading...

Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-5°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
84 km W
646m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
99 km S
211m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
16 km
100 km SW
218m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
11 km
108 km S
218m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
11 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
16 km
Fresno Chandler
117 km S
85m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8 km
119 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Modesto Airport
126 km WSW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
13 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.

Half Dome Photos