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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 10 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8150
5550
3500
3550
3650
3250
2600
2700
2500
2500
2500
km/h
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
30
S
15
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
3
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.1
0.2
1.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
7
8
4
5
6
4
5
5
1
-1
-1
2
5
7
8
min °C
5
5
7
3
3
5
3
3
1
-1
-2
-1
-1
3
7
6
 chill °C
3
2
4
-2
-1
2
2
1
0
-4
-6
-5
-3
1
6
4
Freezing level m
3700
3700
3600
3250
3400
3400
3300
3350
2800
2550
2500
2550
3100
3450
3750
4000
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Sunrise
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7:09
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:10
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6:09
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu morning). 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
Mammot / une Lake Airport
65 km ESE
721m alt.
59 minutes ago
-4°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Columbia Airport (California)
84 km W
646m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Madera Airport
99 km S
691m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
16 km
Merced Airport
100 km SW
716m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
16 km
Fresno Airport
108 km S
716m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
16 km
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
59 minutes ago
11°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
709m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
16 km
Hawthorne Airport
119 km NE
1285m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
16 km
Modesto Airport
126 km WSW
709m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
16 km
Westover Field / Amador County Airport - Jackson (California)
132 km W
516m alt.
59 minutes ago
15°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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