Half Dome weather
– Lat/Long: 37.75° N 119.53° W

Half Dome
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Sat 29 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light rain
light snow
rain showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
 mph
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
E
 in 
0.4
1
3
5
2
5
1
0.4
1
0.4
 in 
0.00
0.1
0.06
max°F
36
41
36
36
37
34
32
34
28
25
27
25
27
28
23
32
32
30
min°F
28
37
30
32
36
32
32
32
21
21
27
19
21
28
21
25
32
25
chill°F 
28
34
23
25
28
23
21
19
14
21
16
19
21
25
16
19
28
18
Freezing level (ft
7400
8000
6700
7900
8000
6700
6700
6700
3900
4900
5200
2800
5400
5600
3000
6400
6400
3800
Cloud base (ft)
10200
8000
8200
8200
8200
8000
8000
8000
8000
8000
8000
8000
8200
8000
9000
8200
8200
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
252926282826242518141814161918202222323933343733323325232722242822283228445344464944444537363932364131404537
Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:41
Sunset
7:16
7:17
7:19
7:20
7:21
7:22

Half Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Half Dome is: Light rain (total 5mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Half Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Half Dome at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Half Dome. 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
19.9 miles W
4554ft alt.
1 hour ago
54°F
heavy rain
Heavy rain.
0
Calm
(0 mph at 0).
0
23.0 miles E
7297ft alt.
53 minutes ago
46°F
Dry
0
Calm
(0 mph at 270).
0
27.3 miles SSW
2749ft alt.
1 hour ago
52°F
Dry
2
Calm
(2 mph at 205).
8
28.0 miles SSW
2188ft alt.
44 minutes ago
55°F
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
28.6 miles S
3553ft alt.
1 hour ago
52°F
Dry
2
Calm
(2 mph at 195).
6
28.6 miles S
2451ft alt.
1 hour ago
57°F
Dry
1
Calm
(1 mph at 355).
4
31.1 miles ESE
8013ft alt.
1 hour ago
43°F
Dry
0
Calm
(0 mph at 257).
0
35.4 miles S
3133ft alt.
1 hour ago
52°F
Dry
1
Calm
(1 mph at 222).
1
36.0 miles W
3022ft alt.
55 minutes ago
54°F
Dry
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 mph at 257).
12
37.9 miles W
2359ft alt.
1 hour ago
55°F
Dry
1
Calm
(1 mph at 291).
10

* 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.

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