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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
6250
6250
2650
1500
2950
9350
8500
2800
2900
2100
2500
1800
2300
1850
1700
km/h
10
ENE
15
SE
20
S
15
S
35
S
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WNW
30
N
45
NNE
40
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
4
0.9
5
0.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
—
0.1
1.5
max °C
25
27
20
23
26
19
19
21
18
17
18
15
13
15
15
17
18
16
min °C
22
26
18
19
21
16
17
20
14
15
17
11
11
14
14
14
18
15
 chill °C
22
26
17
19
21
14
15
19
13
13
15
8
8
12
12
13
18
14
Freezing level m
4900
4950
5050
5050
5150
5050
4300
4050
4450
4100
3900
4250
3650
4250
4100
4200
4400
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1718151616121111101097799101212242719212418182116161813121515161816
Sunrise
6:50
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—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
Sunset
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:44
—
—
6:42
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—
6:40
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri 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
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NNE
(10 kph at 16).
18
77 km NNE
974m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 280).
11
78 km NNE
954m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
5
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 32).
11
96 km E
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 103).
18
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
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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