Half Dome - rain

Hello All!

My wife and I are staying at Yosemite this Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights and were planning on doing Half Dome on Tuesday and relax a bit Monday.

I%26#39;m hearing it may rain Tuesday - is it still safe to do Half Dome if it is raining?

Please let me know if anyone has experience with Half Dome in the rain.

Thank you,

Patrick

Half Dome - rain

No, it is not safe to go up Half Dome in the rain. The rock becomes too slippery. Some of the people who tried will not report back on their experience because they did not survive the attempt.

Also, if there are thunder clouds, it is very dangerous. People have been killed by lightning up there.

You could hike as far as the base and decide at that point if it is safe to continue (i.e., it hasn%26#39;t rained, isn%26#39;t going to rain, and no lightning threatens).

Half Dome - rain

Where are you hearing it might rain Tuesday? If it%26#39;s weather.com that site is completely wrong on their Yosemite forecasts. Try www.wunderground.com instead, it says no chance of rain Tuesday, and the temperatures are closer to correct. (example - LA times has 93 high for today, wunderground has 86, weather.com has 75!)

We are driving up there Wednesday and doing Half Dome Thursday.

If you are trapsing about and an unexpected storm hits, please change your plans! The cables aren%26#39;t a good place to be nor is the peak when lighting is flashing about.

Have a SAFE trip!

Thank you all for the helpful info! Looks like we%26#39;ll be fine, but i%26#39;ll know to just let go of the idea if it starts to look like a storm%26#39;s a comin%26#39;.

Patrick

Of course forecasts are an inexact science and are prone to change. Either way, the forecast as of today shows a 30% chance of isolated thunderstorms for Tuesday in Yosemite. The key word here is ';isolated';.

Just don%26#39;t get stuck on that large hunk of granite with lightning on its way.

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