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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
7300
6500
8400
8600
2150
3300
3150
3100
2100
2100
2150
5000
km/h
20
W
25
W
5
SSE
20
W
30
WSW
5
NNE
0
ESE
25
NE
70
NNE
60
NE
45
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
5
ESE
15
SSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
0.5
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.4
0.3
—
—
max °C
23
24
23
22
24
22
19
20
16
9
10
10
8
7
9
13
18
16
min °C
21
24
20
20
24
17
17
20
7
8
10
7
6
5
7
10
16
15
 chill °C
21
24
20
20
24
17
17
20
1
2
6
3
2
3
5
7
15
14
Freezing level m
5000
4850
4900
4800
4600
4650
4400
4400
4100
3850
3950
4000
3900
4000
4150
4200
4300
4300
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Sunrise
7:00
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—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
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—
6:24
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—
6:23
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—
6:22
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the NNE by Thu night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

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
31°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 314).
23
77 km NNE
974m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 295).
18
78 km NNE
954m alt.
37 minutes ago
31°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 243).
5
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
26
96 km E
1047m alt.
43 minutes ago
29°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 209).
11
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
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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