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Half Dome Weather Forecast
Cathedral Range · United StatesIssued: 4 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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3 Half Dome Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 4850 | 4900 | 4650 | 4750 | 4600 | 4050 | 2500 | 2450 | 2450 | 2800 | 2550 | 2500 | 2600 | 2750 | 2750 | ||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — |
max °C | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
min °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
chill °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 |
Freezing level m | 4800 | 4550 | 4550 | 4450 | 4100 | 3850 | 3750 | 3150 | 3050 | 2950 | 2500 | 2500 | 2600 | 2400 | 2850 | 2850 | 3300 |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).
Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):
Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -2°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.
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* 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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