El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 9 pm Tue 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 9 pm Tue 21 Jan Local Time

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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	SW	WSW	E	SSW	SW	SSE	S	S	NE	ENE	N	ENE	NE	N	ENE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	6	15	12	8	16	14	9	12	9	5	2	1	-2	4	3	-2	7	5	2
min°C	5	13	7	8	14	9	7	11	6	0	2	0	-3	3	-2	-2	5	0	1
chill°C	3	13	5	6	14	8	6	11	5	-3	-2	0	-6	1	-6	-6	4	-3	-2

Freezing level (m)	3500	3700	3650	3650	3750	3550	3350	3100	2750	2150	1800	1650	1100	1800	1900	1200	2200	2350	1950
Cloud base (m)									6800	3400	2750	2550			2850

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Sat 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. 44 minutes ago	1° C	Moderate rain.	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Bootjack wx 38 km S 667m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 24 degs) was rejected.
Oakhurst 42 km S 777m alt. 48 minutes ago	5° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 63).
Oakhurst wx 44 km S 747m alt. 3 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
June Lake wx 46 km E 2224m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 337).
Bass Lake wx 46 km S 935m alt. 47 minutes ago	-1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 300).
Bass Lake 46 km S 1083m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 284).
Groveland 49 km W 921m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 84).
Groveland-Big Oak Flat (historical) wx 53 km W 719m alt. 47 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 168).
North Fork 56 km S 955m alt. 39 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 314 degs) was rejected.

* 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.