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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
15
E
10
SSW
20
W
25
W
20
NE
10
E
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
15
E
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
WSW
1
5
1
9
9
1.3
max °C
1
5
9
10
6
9
9
12
14
14
1
0
-1
-2
-5
-8
-7
-5
-5
min °C
-1
0
9
8
6
7
7
10
14
4
0
-1
-2
-4
-7
-9
-9
-5
-6
-7
-2
7
4
3
5
6
8
12
0
-7
-6
-6
-10
-16
-18
-17
-11
-12
1350
3400
3500
3600
3550
3750
3600
3800
3700
3150
2500
1400
1250
950
450
0
550
750
350
Cloud base (m)
5700
9200
9100
8850
6900
6050
2450
2050
950
900
950
950
950
1000
950
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:54
Sunset
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:25

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Thu night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE 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.
3 hours ago
3° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
16
77 km NNE
974m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 273).
5
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 141).
0
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
49 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
3
96 km E
1047m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
-
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 76).
11
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
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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