El Capitan weather
– Lat/Long: 31.83° N 104.67° W

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 am Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Mountain icon 2 El Capitan Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
20
W
25
W
15
SSE
10
N
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
30
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
50
W
40
W
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0.4
23
7
4
0.6
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0.1
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max °C
20
19
13
10
8
7
10
15
13
15
19
18
20
22
21
19
19
16
min °C
20
16
10
10
8
6
7
13
11
12
18
17
18
21
15
17
18
13
 chill °C
20
14
8
8
5
2
4
12
9
11
18
16
17
20
13
15
16
10
Freezing level m
4100
3850
3450
3150
2950
3600
3350
3450
3750
3900
4150
4200
4250
4150
4300
4150
4000
4150
Cloud base (m)
3550
2500
1550
900
950
1850
2450
8800
6800
6600
8050
7100
6300
5800
5850
5650
9300
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Sunrise
6:13
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6:13
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6:11
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6:11
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6:09
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6:09
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Sunset
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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7:39
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7:40
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for El Capitan at the specific elevation of 1500 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 Texas.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: overcast
77 km ESE
961m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 42).
32
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 59).
0
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
8
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 39).
23
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
16 km
Low: scattered
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: broken
115 km NNE
1041m alt.
30 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
3

* 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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