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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
3400
3750
6900
8200
3300
3700
2000
3350
3000
4900
3000
2750
km/h
35
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
20
SW
10
S
20
NNE
50
NE
50
ENE
35
ENE
30
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.7
max °C
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
12
12
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
min °C
18
15
15
17
14
14
15
11
11
11
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
 chill °C
17
13
13
15
13
12
13
10
10
7
-2
-1
1
1
1
3
4
Freezing level m
5100
5150
5050
5050
4850
4800
4650
4600
4400
4300
4050
3850
3750
3950
3900
4100
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
181616171515151312127666677272321242120241917191191198910
Sunrise
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—
7:00
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
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6:24
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6:23
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
16 km
Low: broken
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 119).
29
77 km NNE
974m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 150).
13
78 km NNE
954m alt.
53 minutes ago
29°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 302).
0
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
16 km
Low: scattered
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 8).
6
96 km E
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 145).
29
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
33°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
16 km
Low: overcast
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
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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