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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
5700
2100
4250
2750
2050
3000
3250
3150
3400
2850
3550
2500
1950
km/h
15
S
35
SW
25
SSW
40
S
70
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
5
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
12
0.9
7
0.8
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.2
0.1
—
0.9
max °C
18
14
16
17
14
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
11
12
14
12
min °C
18
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
11
8
8
11
11
11
13
11
 chill °C
18
12
12
11
8
8
9
8
10
9
7
6
9
8
9
12
8
Freezing level m
4950
5000
4900
5150
5100
4500
4150
4400
4350
4150
4200
4050
4300
4250
4450
4650
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:50
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6:50
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6:52
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6:52
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6:52
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Sunset
6:46
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—
6:45
—
—
6:45
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6:44
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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: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

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.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
16 km
Low: broken
lightning 74km ENE of Homestead Meadows North
71 km W
1303m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
77 km NNE
974m alt.
36 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
6
78 km NNE
954m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 188).
2
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: broken
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
52 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 11).
3
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 194).
6
lightning 11km SW of Van Horn
98 km S
1357m alt.
35 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
lightning 31km ENE of Homestead Meadows South
110 km WSW
1621m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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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