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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the ENE by Thu night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3100
2950
6850
6000
6350
9100
2400
1700
1800
2500
2550
2900
km/h
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
5
SW
0
NE
20
NNE
35
NE
60
ENE
60
ENE
50
E
35
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.9
0.2
—
max °C
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
14
15
15
10
9
7
6
5
6
min °C
17
15
16
17
15
15
16
13
14
15
12
10
7
5
5
5
4
 chill °C
16
13
14
16
13
13
14
11
12
15
11
7
2
-2
-2
-1
-1
Freezing level m
4950
5100
5150
5050
5100
5100
5100
4850
4800
4650
4700
4500
4400
3850
3650
3600
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
18161717161617151415141086655272323262321242221241913111110109
Sunrise
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—
6:58
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
6:30
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
—
—
6:24
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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 Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the ENE by Thu 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
32°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
16 km
Low: few
77 km ESE
961m alt.
58 minutes ago
32°C
Dry
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 139).
58
77 km NNE
974m alt.
33 minutes ago
29°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 165).
13
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 102).
14
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 143).
18
96 km E
1047m alt.
55 minutes ago
31°C
Dry
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 138).
43
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
33°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
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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