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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 11 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
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PM
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PM
night
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3050
1800
950
1600
2450
2200
2700
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2650
3300
km/h
40
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
15
E
0
SE
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
W
10
W
10
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.2
0.9
0.4
0.9
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0.1
0.1
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max °C
11
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
15
14
min °C
8
8
8
8
9
11
10
10
11
10
10
12
11
11
14
14
 chill °C
4
4
5
5
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
14
14
Freezing level m
4350
4100
4050
4050
4200
4300
4350
4250
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4100
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4250
4450
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4600
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Sunrise
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6:54
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6:54
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Sunset
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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: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°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.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
77 km ESE
961m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 21).
52
77 km NNE
974m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 324).
14
78 km NNE
954m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 322).
16
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
16 km
Low: scattered
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 48).
24
96 km E
1047m alt.
28 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 17).
35
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
16 km
Low: overcast
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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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