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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
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light rain
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
risk tstorm
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risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
7000
5250
5500
4800
2750
1600
1650
2200
1850
950
1900
950
1600
2300
9150
km/h
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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0.4
0.7
0.7
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5
6
0.2
2
1.7
0.6
1.8
2
0.3
0.3
0.2
max °C
15
14
15
13
13
13
11
11
12
10
10
11
9
10
12
11
min °C
13
13
14
12
12
12
10
10
11
9
9
10
9
9
11
10
 chill °C
11
11
12
9
10
9
7
8
9
7
8
10
9
9
9
8
Freezing level m
4700
4600
4500
4350
4400
4250
4300
4200
4100
4150
4050
4100
4000
4000
4100
4250
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Sunrise
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7:09
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7:09
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7:09
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Sunset
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6:16
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6:15
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6:15
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6:14
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6:13
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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). 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
17°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 323).
16
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 273).
8
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 164).
5
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 181).
8
96 km E
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 155).
34
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
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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