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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4400
4900
8700
3150
2850
6000
1800
4900
2650
2250
km/h
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
30
SSE
45
S
20
SSW
10
SW
0
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
1.9
15
3
8
4
0.3
3
max °C
18
20
19
19
20
18
16
16
14
14
13
14
14
12
12
14
16
16
min °C
16
19
17
17
20
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
16
15
 chill °C
16
19
17
17
20
13
13
12
10
11
10
11
13
12
9
11
15
14
Freezing level m
4850
4950
5050
4950
5100
5050
4850
4800
4700
4700
4750
4700
4800
4550
4700
4700
4900
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
Sunset
6:58
6:57
6:54
6:53
6:52
6:51

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for El Capitan at the specific elevation of 2464 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.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
55 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 167).
23
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 250).
8
78 km NNE
954m alt.
31 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 41).
3
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 30).
3
96 km E
1047m alt.
59 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 134).
11
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
Low: scattered
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
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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