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

El Capitan Weather Forecast

Guadalupe Mountains · United States
Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, gales from the NE by Thu night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3700
9800
8000
6400
6650
8300
9100
1750
950
1000
3200
2350
2400
km/h
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
60
NE
60
NE
50
ENE
25
E
20
SE
15
S
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.8
4
3
—
0.1
—
max °C
17
18
17
16
17
16
15
16
14
13
13
10
4
4
4
5
6
7
min °C
16
17
15
15
16
14
14
15
12
11
12
5
4
3
3
4
6
6
 chill °C
14
16
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
11
9
-2
-3
-4
-3
0
3
2
Freezing level m
5200
5150
5200
5100
5050
4850
4800
4700
4600
4450
4450
4000
3650
3700
3550
3850
4050
4050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
17181616171515161312138444567232723212421202319182112755679
Sunrise
6:58
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—
7:00
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
—
—
6:24
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—
6:23
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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 Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

El Capitan Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, gales from the NE 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
19°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
77 km ESE
961m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 74).
14
77 km NNE
974m alt.
45 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 170).
8
78 km NNE
954m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 179).
6
Culberson County Airport-Van Horn (Texas)
86 km S
1206m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
16 km
93 km NNE
1026m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
8
96 km E
1047m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 183).
10
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.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
16 km
Artesia Airport
114 km N
719m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
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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