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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6850
6800
5100
4750
4750
4200
2250
4100
2400
3300
km/h
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
5
W
10
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
0.5
0.6
1.9
5
8
1
3
10
max °C
20
19
18
19
18
18
20
20
19
20
17
14
15
14
14
14
14
min °C
19
17
17
19
16
16
20
18
18
19
13
13
12
12
12
14
12
 chill °C
19
16
16
19
16
16
20
18
18
19
11
11
9
10
10
12
10
Freezing level m
5000
5050
4950
5000
5000
4900
5000
5200
5050
5150
4950
4750
4800
4700
4550
4700
4750
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Sunrise
6:43
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
Sunset
7:00
6:59
6:58
6:57
6:54
6:53

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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue 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
lightning 68km WSW of Carlsbad
39 km NW
1661m alt.
21 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 97km ENE of Homestead Meadows North
49 km W
1131m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 89km ENE of Homestead Meadows South
54 km WSW
1146m alt.
52 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Carlsbad Airport
68 km NE
688m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 150).
53
77 km NNE
974m alt.
22 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 252).
5
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 166).
0
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
lightning 51km WNW of Van Horn
86 km SSW
1396m alt.
21 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 50km ENE of Fort Hancock
88 km SSW
1425m alt.
21 minutes 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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