El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 3 pm Tue 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 3 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 10°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NNW	NNE	NNE	ENE	NE	NNW	WSW	S	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	6	5	9	8	6	10	8	5	5	3	-1	-4	-6	-7	-3	-3	-4
min°C	4	4	9	5	5	9	6	4	5	0	-5	-5	-7	-8	-4	-6	-5
chill°C	1	2	8	4	4	9	6	3	3	-4	-11	-11	-11	-14	-10	-12	-11

Freezing level (m)	3550	3550	3700	3700	3600	3750	3500	3300	3050	2750	1850	1800	1500	700	1700	1850	1100
Cloud base (m)										5700		2850	2150	5450

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). 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. 1 hour ago	3° C	Moderate rain.	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Mariposa 38 km S 838m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Bootjack wx 38 km S 667m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 21 degs) was rejected.
Oakhurst 42 km S 777m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (5 kph at 65).
Oakhurst wx 44 km S 747m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
June Lake wx 46 km E 2224m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 337).
Bass Lake wx 46 km S 935m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 256).
Bass Lake 46 km S 1083m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 284).
Groveland 49 km W 921m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 288).
Groveland-Big Oak Flat (historical) wx 53 km W 719m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 330).

* 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.