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

El Capitan
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 am Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Mountain icon 2 El Capitan Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WSW
30
W
30
W
15
W
15
W
5
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
20
W
5
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
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 mm 
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max°C
14
16
14
15
17
17
16
19
17
17
20
17
13
18
17
18
20
19
min°C
12
16
13
13
17
13
14
18
15
15
19
15
11
18
16
17
19
17
chill°C 
12
15
11
11
16
13
12
17
13
13
18
15
10
18
15
16
19
17
Freezing level (m) 
4050
4250
4200
4100
4250
4300
4550
4500
4500
4450
4400
4250
4150
4250
4300
4450
4500
4450
Cloud base (m)
9350
9650
9300
9050
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Sunrise
6:52
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6:52
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6:52
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6:54
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6:54
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6:54
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Sunset
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4:57
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4:57
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4:58
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4:58
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4:58
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4:59
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 337).
24
77 km NNE
974m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 275).
11
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 294).
13
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 12 degs) was rejected.
96 km E
1047m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 342).
23
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
23
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
115 km NNE
1041m alt.
51 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 10).
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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