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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
2600
1750
3050
2250
2200
2150
950
2100
1000
2550
1800
2400
km/h
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
15
N
20
N
40
NNE
55
NNE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.4
3
9
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—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.7
0.5
0.5
1.5
3
2
0.8
max °C
15
17
14
12
11
11
10
11
10
8
9
9
10
12
11
11
12
12
min °C
14
16
12
11
11
10
9
11
9
8
8
9
9
11
10
11
12
10
 chill °C
12
14
8
6
7
8
7
8
5
3
4
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
Freezing level m
4950
5100
5050
4600
4150
4350
4150
4100
4250
4050
3900
4200
4250
4500
4450
4500
4600
4400
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Sunrise
6:50
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—
6:50
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—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:54
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Sunset
—
6:45
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—
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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El Capitan Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Capitan is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
13 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
77 km ESE
961m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 159).
31
77 km NNE
974m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 216 degs) was rejected.
78 km NNE
954m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 185).
23
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
8
96 km E
1047m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 162).
14
107 km ENE
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Pecos City Airport
112 km ESE
710m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Mist -.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
5 km
Low: 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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