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

Half Dome Weather Forecast

Cathedral Range · United States
Issued: 10 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3800
6700
2600
2800
2700
2750
2800
2550
3300
km/h
20
SSE
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
S
5
NW
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
0.2
0.3
1
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
8
5
6
4
3
0
1
-1
2
5
3
6
8
6
7
10
9
min °C
4
7
4
3
2
0
-1
-1
-2
0
4
2
4
7
5
6
9
8
 chill °C
0
6
4
1
0
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
2
0
3
6
4
6
9
7
Freezing level m
3550
3550
3450
3450
2950
2950
2750
2600
2350
3000
3300
3300
3500
3650
3750
3700
3900
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:14
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:09
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—
6:08
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—
6:07
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Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri 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
65 km ESE
2247m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
84 km W
646m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
99 km S
211m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
16 km
100 km SW
201m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
16 km
100 km SW
218m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
16 km
108 km S
218m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
San Andreas Airport (California)
108 km W
405m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Bishop Airport
113 km ESE
1247m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
16 km
119 km NE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Modesto Airport
126 km WSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
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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