El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 9 am Thu 21 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 9 am Thu 21 Nov Local Time

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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	19	2.0	2.0	9	1.0	2.0	10	2.0	—	2.0	—	1.0	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	7	7	4	7	5	2	0	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2	-5
min°C	7	5	4	7	3	1	0	-1	-3	-2	-1	-1	0	-1	-3	-3	-4	-5
chill°C	3	2	0	3	-3	-6	-6	-6	-9	-7	-5	-8	-6	-6	-7	-7	-4	-7

Freezing level (m)	3100	3200	3150	3150	3050	2700	2300	2200	1900	2100	2150	2350	2250	2150	2000	1950	2000	1300
Cloud base (m)	3550	4300	9000	6850	6000	1600	1700	1700	1650	1700	1700	1650	1650	1650	1750	1800	2050	2050

	6:46	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:48	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for El Capitan at the specific elevation of 2307 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of El Capitan. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Mather wx 25 km WNW 1388m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Fish Camp 28 km S 1557m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 37).
Fish Camp 31 km S 1517.9m alt. 26 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (18 kph at 169).
Mariposa 38 km S 838m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 134).
Bootjack wx 38 km S 667m alt. 41 minutes ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the S (10 kph at 188).
Oakhurst 42 km S 777m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).
Oakhurst wx 44 km S 747m alt. 59 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 152).
June Lake wx 46 km E 2224m alt. 57 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Bass Lake wx 46 km S 935m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Calm (5 kph at 171).
Bass Lake 46 km S 1083m alt. 42 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 196).

* 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.