El Capitan weather
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El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
risk tstorm
cloudy
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6750
9100
4800
4950
5100
3200
3300
4500
2800
1900
km/h
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
ESE
15
W
15
W
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
35
E
20
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
10
E
15
S
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1
1.1
0.1
4
7
1.5
10
8
max °C
27
27
29
26
27
29
28
29
30
27
23
25
22
22
21
17
min °C
23
24
29
22
24
29
26
26
29
19
20
23
19
19
17
16
 chill °C
23
24
29
22
24
29
26
26
29
19
20
23
19
19
17
16
Freezing level m
5050
4950
4950
5000
4850
5000
5200
5000
5150
4950
4800
4700
4700
4600
4700
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
Sunset
6:59
6:58
6:57
6:54
6:53

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

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
lightning 76km SW of Loving
9 km WNW
1518m alt.
35 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 82km N of Van Horn
14 km SW
1418m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 68km SW of Carlsbad
19 km NW
1675m alt.
35 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 154).
50
77 km NNE
974m alt.
49 minutes ago
27°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 186).
6
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
40 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 82).
3
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
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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