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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
W
20
NE
5
SE
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
NE
30
E
25
E
35
E
20
ENE
25
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
5
WSW
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
3
2
4
5
9
9
1
0.6
4
max °C
9
6
9
9
12
14
14
5
0
-3
-9
-10
-11
-7
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
min °C
8
4
8
8
10
14
10
0
-1
-7
-10
-11
-12
-10
-4
-5
-7
-7
-9
4
-1
7
7
8
12
8
-6
-8
-15
-20
-20
-21
-14
-6
-5
-13
-12
-15
3650
3550
3750
3700
3800
3700
3350
1500
1300
550
0
0
0
450
800
350
500
450
0
Cloud base (m)
6450
2750
1000
950
950
950
950
950
950
950
1000
1000
1000
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
Sunset
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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
-2° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
50 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 252).
26
77 km NNE
974m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 256).
6
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 238).
2
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 47).
6
96 km E
1047m alt.
28 minutes ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 112).
5
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
16 km
115 km NNE
1041m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 205).
0
115 km NNE
1122m alt.
50 minutes ago
-3° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 170).
0

* 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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