Right now

Temp78°F

Wind5 mph

Gusts8 mph

Humidity34%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Hot — granite slabs may feel greasy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 26 August

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts8 mph

Humidity61%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 65° dry 5 — 57.1%

07:00 64° dry 5 — 60.7%

08:00 62° dry 5 — 64.5%

09:00 61° dry 5 — 67.4%

10:00 60° dry 5 — 70.1%

11:00 59° dry 5 — 71.5%

12:00 58° dry 5 — 72.6%

13:00 58° dry 5 — 73.3%

14:00 60° dry 5 — 68.5%

15:00 73° dry 4 — 44.9%

16:00 81° dry 3 — 29.2%

17:00 84° dry 5 — 25.5%

18:00 86° dry 7 — 23.5%

19:00 87° dry 8 — 22.8%

20:00 88° dry 9 — 23.7%

21:00 88° dry 9 — 25.4%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind5 mph

Gusts—

Humidity57%

No recent rain

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 65° dry 4 — 56%

07:00 63° dry 4 — 61.7%

08:00 62° dry 4 — 65.3%

09:00 61° dry 4 — 66.6%

10:00 60° dry 5 — 66.8%

11:00 60° dry 5 — 66.5%

12:00 59° dry 5 — 66.3%

13:00 59° dry 5 — 66%

14:00 60° dry 5 — 61.7%

15:00 73° dry 5 — 42.7%

16:00 80° dry 4 — 32%

17:00 83° dry 5 — 28.3%

18:00 85° dry 7 — 25%

19:00 87° dry 9 — 22.5%

20:00 88° dry 10 — 21.7%

21:00 88° dry 11 — 21.1%

Fri Friday 28 August

Poor

Temp66°F

Rain0.1 in

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity77%

3.6mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 68° dry 5 — 44.6%

07:00 68° dry 5 — 45.7%

08:00 67° dry 5 — 46.4%

09:00 69° 0.02 in 3 — 43.8%

10:00 68° 0.02 in 2 — 61.6%

11:00 64° dry 6 — 90.2%

12:00 64° dry 4 — 91.6%

13:00 64° dry 4 — 91.2%

14:00 65° dry 4 — 86.1%

15:00 70° dry 4 — 71.4%

16:00 73° 0.05 in 6 — 48.9%

17:00 70° 0.04 in 5 — 72.4%

18:00 67° 0.02 in 4 — 95.7%

Sat Saturday 29 August

Good

Temp57°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity84%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 61° dry 3 — 83.6%

12:00 58° dry 3 — 83.6%

18:00 78° dry 8 — 36.2%

Sun Sunday 30 August

Good

Temp52°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity75%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 58° dry 4 — 70.9%

12:00 53° dry 3 — 75%

18:00 78° dry 6 — 24.1%

Mon Monday 31 August

Good

Temp54°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity49%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 57° dry 3 — 56%

12:00 53° dry 3 — 48.6%

18:00 76° dry 7 — 20.6%

Tue Tuesday 1 September

Good

Temp48°F

Raindry

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity59%

Should be dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 56° dry 2 — 59.3%

12:00 48° dry 3 — 59%

18:00 74° dry 6 — 19.1%

Wed Wednesday 2 September

Good

Temp50°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity36%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 56° dry 2 — 70.2%

12:00 51° dry 2 — 36.2%

18:00 78° dry 6 — 17.2%

Bird ban (03-01 to 07-15)
Peregrine falcon closure on SW face routes between and including 'Octopussy' and 'Dihedral Wall'. Adjusts and lifts based on each nesting family — most years fully open by mid-July. Check nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/climbingclosures.htm before racking up.

Spring snowmelt (04-15 to 06-15)
Great Roof, Changing Corners and NA Wall seep lines are typically active through mid-June after a normal Sierra winter — even in dry surface weather

About El Capitan

El Capitan is the most famous piece of rock in the world — a 900-metre monolith of El Capitan Granite (per USGS a biotite granite / silicic granodiorite pluton, part of the Sierra Nevada Batholith) that defines Yosemite Valley's western entrance. The Nose (5.14a free / VI 5.9 C2 aid) is the definitive big-wall route; Freerider, Salathé Wall, and Zodiac are the other must-tick classics on a career-defining scale. The south-facing wall bakes in summer (dangerous mid-day heat, especially on the Nose) and freezes in winter, so the prime windows are May–early June and September–October. Water seeps for weeks after Sierra storms on the North America Wall side and in the Great Roof / Camp 4 areas of the Nose. Peregrine falcon closures affect a small strip of SW-face routes March through mid-July. Approach: El Cap Meadow off Northside Drive.

Region: Yosemite Valley
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: south-facing
Altitude: 4003 ft
Exposure: high
Seepage: medium

Other crags in this region

Camp 4 Boulders Church Bowl Higher Cathedral Rock Manure Pile Buttress Middle Cathedral Rock Reed's Pinnacle Sentinel Rock Sunnyside Bench The Cookie Cliff