El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 3 am Sun 22 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 3 am Sun 22 Dec Local Time

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3 El Capitan Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds	clear	clear	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs
km/h	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	S	SW	W	N	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	11	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—
mm	4	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	2.0	0.2
max°C	4	4	4	6	5	5	-3	-5	-5	1	2	0	-1	-1	1	3	3	3
min°C	3	3	2	6	4	1	-4	-6	-7	1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	3	3	1
chill°C	0	1	2	6	4	-5	-10	-12	-11	-3	-4	-6	-7	-6	-5	0	0	-4

Freezing level (m)	2900	2950	2800	3200	3100	3450	1800	1650	850	2450	2850	2200	2200	2100	1700	2850	2900	2800
Cloud base (m)	1650	2000	2550	6150	7000	3400	2100	1650	1650	1650	1750	2550	2200	1650	2900	2300	1800	1850

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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. 47 minutes ago	7° C	Light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Fish Camp 28 km S 1557m alt. 50 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Fish Camp 31 km S 1517.9m alt. 53 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the WNW (11 kph at 303).
Mariposa 38 km S 838m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 53).
Bootjack wx 38 km S 667m alt. 54 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 344).
Oakhurst 42 km S 777m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (10 kph from 159 degs) was rejected.
Oakhurst wx 44 km S 747m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 240).
June Lake wx 46 km E 2224m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Bass Lake wx 46 km S 935m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 129).
Bass Lake 46 km S 1083m alt. 39 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 240).

* 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.