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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
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rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
8750
6400
5350
5400
4700
2750
950
1600
2200
950
950
1600
1000
2250
1900
2450
km/h
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
S
15
SE
10
ESE
25
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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0.2
0.8
1.5
0.4
5
8
0.1
3
4
1
0.6
1.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
max °C
20
22
18
21
23
20
19
20
15
17
19
14
14
15
14
15
16
14
min °C
17
22
16
18
21
16
16
17
14
15
18
13
13
14
13
13
15
14
 chill °C
17
22
16
18
21
16
16
16
13
15
17
12
12
12
11
12
14
12
Freezing level m
4850
4750
4750
4600
4500
4300
4350
4300
4200
4150
4050
4100
4100
4100
4000
3900
4050
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
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7:07
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7:07
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7:09
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7:09
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7:09
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Sunset
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6:19
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6:16
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6:15
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6:15
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6:14
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6:13
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
27°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
56 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 137).
29
77 km NNE
974m alt.
26 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
21
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 163).
6
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
clear
Thunderstorm - in the vicinity.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 182 degs) was rejected.
96 km E
1047m alt.
34 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 142).
31
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
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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