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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
NE
35
ENE
15
E
10
S
15
W
30
W
20
NNE
10
E
10
SW
15
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
25
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
3
3
3
2
1.6
1.7
max °C
8
9
1
4
9
9
7
9
9
11
13
12
8
6
3
-5
-5
-5
min °C
7
6
-1
0
9
8
7
8
6
9
12
11
7
4
-2
-7
-6
-5
6
1
-6
-2
7
4
4
6
5
7
10
9
3
0
-8
-16
-14
-13
3650
3250
1300
3400
3450
3550
3500
3700
3600
3800
3850
3650
3200
2950
2200
550
700
750
Cloud base (m)
6950
6800
5500
8850
9500
8600
6950
6200
5900
3450
1950
950
1000
950
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
Sunset
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 3mm) on Fri night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
7° C
clear
Clear
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
52 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 36).
55
77 km NNE
974m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 313).
18
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 329).
11
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 28).
34
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 45).
39
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 42).
39
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
11 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
16 km

* 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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