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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7450
7300
7450
4650
4400
4600
4900
4450
4950
2950
3050
8950
1000
km/h
55
NE
45
NE
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
—
—
0.5
max °C
9
11
8
7
10
8
13
16
14
18
20
16
19
21
17
19
21
17
min °C
8
10
4
4
10
7
8
16
14
14
18
15
15
20
15
16
21
15
 chill °C
2
6
-1
0
8
5
7
15
13
14
17
15
15
20
14
16
21
14
Freezing level m
3250
3650
4100
4250
4300
4450
4450
4550
4550
4550
4500
4400
4500
4450
4750
4650
4750
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4666889121112131212131213151391166108111614161916172116182116
Sunrise
7:01
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—
7:03
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—
7:03
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—
7:03
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
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Sunset
—
6:24
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—
6:23
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—
6:22
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—
6:22
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6:21
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6:20
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Tue 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
16°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 44).
50
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 5 degs) was rejected.
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 18).
16
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 31).
31
96 km E
1047m alt.
40 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 59).
47
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
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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