El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 3 pm Thu 21 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 3 pm Thu 21 Nov Local Time

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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 58mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 21		Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	SSW	ESE	S	SSW	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	E	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	E
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	40	7	6	5	0.1	0.1	—	4	11	13	9	0.7	—
max°C	13	9	15	12	6	5	4	3	4	3	2	4	4	5	5	5	0
min°C	9	8	13	9	4	5	3	-1	3	-2	-1	3	4	5	5	2	-3
chill°C	8	6	12	7	1	2	1	-3	1	-5	-4	1	4	4	3	0	-7

Freezing level (m)	3200	3200	3100	3050	2500	2350	2150	1800	1900	1950	1500	2050	2350	2550	2250	2150	1300
Cloud base (m)	3450	8600	6600	6550	1650	1650	1650	1650	1650	2250	2500	2500	1650	1650	1650	1650	1950

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	4:43	—	—	4:42	—	—	4:42	—	—	4:40	—	—	4:40	—	—	4:40	—

El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 58mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for El Capitan at the specific elevation of 1500 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	9° C	Light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Fish Camp 28 km S 1557m alt. 38 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 181).
Fish Camp 31 km S 1517.9m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 172).
Mariposa 38 km S 838m alt. 43 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Bootjack wx 38 km S 667m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 169).
Oakhurst 42 km S 777m alt. 39 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 60).
Oakhurst wx 44 km S 747m alt. 23 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 183).
June Lake wx 46 km E 2224m alt. 25 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Bass Lake wx 46 km S 935m alt. 40 minutes ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 178).
Bass Lake 46 km S 1083m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 211).

* 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.