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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
9150
9800
8600
9200
6250
2350
1550
2700
1650
3650
3100
km/h
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
25
S
20
SW
20
SSW
45
S
60
W
60
WSW
55
W
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.6
5
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
8
1.3
12
0.8
—
—
—
max °C
16
15
17
18
17
17
19
17
17
17
15
16
16
12
11
11
11
min °C
15
15
15
18
16
16
18
16
16
16
14
14
13
10
10
11
9
 chill °C
14
14
14
18
16
16
18
16
16
15
12
12
10
5
5
7
5
Freezing level m
4800
4750
4900
4950
5000
4900
5100
5100
5050
5100
5050
5000
4950
4650
4400
4050
4100
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Sunrise
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6:48
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6:48
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
6:51
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:49
—
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6:46
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6:45
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6:45
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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
26°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 157).
18
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 165).
10
78 km NNE
954m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 177).
5
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 176).
6
96 km E
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 167).
23
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
16 km
Low: scattered
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
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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