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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3050
3900
2950
2350
2250
950
1800
2250
2350
2350
1600
2200
2750
km/h
50
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
10
WNW
15
N
30
N
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
1.5
0.6
0.1
—
—
0.1
1.1
1
0.1
1.8
max °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
min °C
12
11
10
9
11
8
8
10
9
9
11
11
11
13
11
11
13
11
 chill °C
8
7
8
7
9
4
4
7
6
6
10
10
9
11
8
8
11
8
Freezing level m
4700
4100
4300
4200
4100
4300
4050
4100
4200
4300
4450
4500
4600
4650
4400
4450
4500
4450
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Sunrise
6:50
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—
6:52
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—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:54
—
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Sunset
—
6:45
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—
6:44
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—
6:42
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—
6:40
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6:39
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6:37
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
23°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
16 km
Low: few
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 225).
31
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 234).
26
78 km NNE
954m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 235).
3
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
56 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 235).
11
96 km E
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 224).
34
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
16 km
Low: overcast
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
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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